LANCUM-6B00CF: A Medieval to Post Medieval copper alloy vessel foot, probably from a cauldron

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Unique ID: LANCUM-6B00CF

Object type certainty: Certain
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A Medieval to Post Medieval copper alloy vessel foot, probably from a cauldron, posnet or skillet. The size of this foot suggests a cauldron is the most likely vessel for it to have come from. The leg is sub-triangular, tapering towards the rounded point. The top end has a flattened area where it attached to the vessel.The vessels to which these were attached were usually of a tripod form and were widely used for food serving and cooking. Dates from from c1200 to c1750 AD.

The length is 76mm, the width 52mm, and the weight is 211.43g.

Butler and Green (2003) 15, state 'there is evidence that (cast copper alloy) metal cooking vessels became increasingly common during the 13th and 14th centuries'. While certain specialist cast copper alloy vessels such as skillets remained in use for longer, 'bronze cauldrons in general seem to have been superseded in the early years of the 18th century by cast iron which were cheaper to make and more durable' (ibid; 22).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1750

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 76 mm
Width: 52 mm
Weight: 211.43 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 2nd November 2017 - Thursday 2nd November 2017

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: near Duddon

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Minimal cultivation

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Butler, R. and Green, C.	2003	English Bronze Cooking Vessels and Their Founders 1350-1830	Honiton, Devon	Roderick & Valentine Butler

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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