Record ID: DOR-3F6207
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy pot leg dating to c.1400-1450. The object comprises a semi-cylindrical leg or foot with the curved vessel base at one end and a flat end on which the foot would have rested. Running down the outside of the leg are five moulded vertical ridges with deep grooves between them. Copper alloy vessels were used from the medieval period until the 19th century though cast iron pots became increasingly prevalent from the mid 17th century. Reference: Egan 1998, p.164-165. A similar pot leg can be seen on the PAS database: DOR-A93421 Date: Medieval. Dimensions: 60.9mm x 32.6 x 15.…
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: DOR-AC03DE
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy leg from a cauldron or skillet., broken across the leg. The underside of the foot is D-shaped in cross-section. The leg rises above and is D-shaped in cross-section at the (old) break. A prominent midrib runs along the centre of the leg to the front. The foot is crudely cast and there are numerous voids in the fabric. Date: Medieval to Late Post-Medieval (1200-1800) Dimensions: 52.07 mm x 51.06 mm x 25.71 mm Weight: 221 g Crudely made cast copper alloy vessels were widely used from c.1200-1800 for serving and cooking. Butler and Green (2003; 15) state 'there is …
Created on: Monday 20th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 21st August 2018
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Record ID: DOR-73E24C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy pot leg or foot from a cooking vessel dating to a probable Medieval date. The fragment is low and wide with a smooth rounded outer edge and has a D-shaped section. The surface is smooth and grey with no decoration. Date: Medieval (probably) Dimensions: 47.1mm x 22.4mm x 12.9mm
Created on: Wednesday 17th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 19th October 2018
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Record ID: DOR-8A7A88
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy leg from a tripod cooking vessel dating to c.1200-1500. The leg is sub-triangular with a triangular cross section. It tapers from the top where it was attached to the vessel to the foot. The outer surface has five high raised parallel ridges running longitudinally to approximately three quarters of the way down where there is a rounded transverse collar dividing the leg and the foot, below the collar it narrows and tapers to a rounded foot, the foot is slightly flattened and worn at the tip. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The surface is slightly blackened from use…
Created on: Thursday 18th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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Record ID: DOR-040EC5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy pot leg probably from a skillet or cauldron dating to c.1100-1750. The leg is a long rod, which is sub-triangular in section and tapers to a broken terminal, the break is old and abraded. The opposite terminal is obliquely angled with a lip on the inner edge. The surface is a dark green-grey colour with traces of sooting from use in a hearth. Reference: Egan (1998) comments that commonly used cooking vessels in the Medieval period include skillets, ewers, and cauldrons. According to Butler, Green and Payne (2009), "From about AD1100, cast copper alloy ves…
Created on: Wednesday 24th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 24th October 2018
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Record ID: DOR-9739DB
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy leg from a cooking vessel. The leg is broadly rectangular with a D-shaped cross section. The front is has three wide longitudinal ridges below a thick transverse collar. Above the collar are four sharper, narrower longitudinal ridges, two on either side flanking a wider central ridge to the break. The base of the foot is smoothed and worn. Date: Medieval to Post Medieval - c.1200-1700 AD. Dimensions: 38.79 mm x 18.73 mm x 10.74 mm. Weight: 32.06 g Crudely made cast copper-alloy vessels such as cauldrons and skillets were widely used from c.1200-17…
Created on: Monday 12th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
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Record ID: DOR-53F6CC
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy vessel dating to c.1200-1700. The object is the leg of a vessel or pot and has a D-shaped section with three cast vertical ridges and rounded foot. The back is hollowed. Crudely made cast copper alloy vessels were widely used throughout the Medieval and Post-Medieval periods for serving and cooking (Butler et al 2009). Date: Medieval to Post Medieval. Dimensions: 50.3mm x 31.9mm x 22.9mm. Weight: 100.58g.
Created on: Monday 4th December 2017
Last updated: Monday 8th January 2018
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Record ID: DOR-37577C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Eleven sherds of Medieval unglazed earthernware vessels The ffiring varies from black and grey reduced through grey reduced cores with buff and orange margins to orange-buff oxidised throughout. The fabrics are all similarly tempered with well sorted abundant rounded quartz sand and occasional shale and other stone pieces. Some of the surfaces are wiped and the temper is visible at the surface. One handle fragment. An oval cross-sectioned drawn handle from a jug. The temper is coarser than the rim and body sherds, probably to strengthen the material. Weight: 30 g Seven rim sherds.…
Created on: Monday 23rd August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 25th August 2021
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Record ID: DOR-37AFB7
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One sherd of Late Medieval vessel. Oxidised buff fabric with grey reduction on the exterior margin on one side. Abundant fine sand temper. Highly fired. A fragment of rim with a stub of handle attached from a probable chamber pot. Wheel made. Date: Late Medieval - c. 1400 - 1600 Weight: 53 g
Created on: Monday 23rd August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 25th August 2021
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Record ID: DOR-37CE75
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One sherd of Medieval pottery. The fabric has a reduced mid grey core with oxidised dark orange margins. The temper is poorly sorted and represented by many different sized surface voids. The remaining material includes fine sand, large quartz sand and flint pieces (up to 4 mm). A fragment of everted rim sherd, probably from a jar. Date: Probably Medieval - c. 1100 - 1300 Weight: 14 g
Created on: Monday 23rd August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 25th August 2021
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Record ID: DOR-37F9DD
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One sherd of Medieval externally glazed earthenware. The fabric is reduced mid grey at the core with grey-buff margins,. Tempered with abundant rounded quartz sand. The Exterior surface has a band of rilled decoration and is glazed with a green lead glaze and an orange-brown glaze over in some areas. A sherd from a shouldered or globular vessel, probably a jug.. Date:Medieval - c. 1200 - 1400 Weight: 10 g
Created on: Monday 23rd August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 25th August 2021
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Record ID: DOR-3811EC
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One sherd of Medieval externally glazed earthenware. The fabric is reduced pale grey at the core with buff margins,. Tempered with abundant fine sand and occasional iron ore pieces. The exterior surface has rilled decoration and is glazed with a yellow-green lead glaze. A body sherd, probably from a jug. Date:Medieval - c 1200 - 1400 Weight: 6 g
Created on: Monday 23rd August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 25th August 2021
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Record ID: DOR-38577D
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four sherds of Medieval externally glazed earthenware. The fabrics are oxidised buff and tempered with abundant fine sand. The exterior surfaces are glazed with a mottled green lead glaze with occasional brown patches. Three are thin walled body sherds from jugs, one has two decoration of two girth cordons. The fourth piece is a fragment of more coarsely tempered drawn strap handle with three grooved on the upper face. Date: Medieval - c. 1200 - 1500 Weight: 21 g
Created on: Monday 23rd August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 25th August 2021
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Record ID: SOM-A8CF36
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy item, probably part of the side of a large cast vessel. The fragment is irregular in shape with very worn breaks on all sides. One face has a raised ridge, a casting seam running down it, the ridge has been fettled. In profile the piece is slightly concave so the edges at each end of the casting seam curve upwards and the centre curves downwards. Cracking on the back suggests some of this is due to damage but the way the piece thickens slightly towards these edges suggests some might be original curvature. The piece is 36.7mm long, 34.7mm wide and 4.4mm thic…
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 14th May 2019
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Record ID: DOR-276EB8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five sherds of unglazed earthernware pottery. The fabric is reduced dark grey at the cores and is oxidised at the margins, varying from buff to orange red. The fabric is coarsely tempered with poorly sorted, moderate large angular pieces of quartz sand and occasional calcareous stone and flint pieces (up to 6 mm). The temper is exposed on the surfaces of the sherds. Three rim sherds and and two body sherds from cooking jars. Handmade. Slight abrasion. Date: Medieval - c. 1200 - 1400 Weight: 39 g
Created on: Monday 20th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 20th May 2019
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Record ID: DOR-32DDD8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead vessel repair or pot mend. Cast plug to repair a hole in a vessel. A small piece of oxidised potter fabric remains. Sand tempered. Date: Medieval to Post Medieval Diameter: 34.21 mm Thickness: 8.91 mm Weight: 44.48 g
Created on: Monday 8th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd July 2019
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Record ID: DOR-7408C7
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of unglazed earthernware. The core is reduced dark grey and the margins are oxidised orange. The fabric is coarsely tempered with poorly sorted abundant quartz sand up to 3 mm. A rim sherd from a jar with a slight internal shoulder and a wide external bead. Handmade. Heavily abraded. Date: Medieval - c. 1100 - 1300 Weight: 24 g
Created on: Thursday 11th July 2019
Last updated: Thursday 18th July 2019
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Record ID: DOR-96D744
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of glazed earthenware Medieval pottery. The fabric is largely reduced to a mid grey, with a thin orange margin on the internal surface. There are traces of green glaze on the reduced exterior margin. The fabric is tempered with abundant fine sand, with occasional angular voids in the fabric and at the surface. A body sherd most likely from a jug. The vessel has been wheel thrown. There is some slight abrasion to the sherd. Date: Medieval, 1300-1500. Weight: 9.18 g.
Created on: Tuesday 6th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 13th September 2019
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Record ID: DOR-AADC94
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four sherds of unglazed earthenware pottery. The fabrics have a reduced pale grey core with occasionally oxidised orange-buff margins. All are tempered abundant fie sand and occasional calcareous stone pieces (up to 3 mm). There is a single rim sherd from an everted rimmed jar, which has an external small bead on the outer edge, a wider, low bead on the upper edge and internal lid seat ridge. The remaining three are body sherds. The sherds are externally sooted and thin-walled. All are from hand made vessels, probably cooking jars. All are slightly abraded. Date: Early Medieval - 13t…
Created on: Sunday 24th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 26th November 2019
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Record ID: DOR-AB511D
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One sherd of unglazed earthenware pottery. The fabric has a reduced pale grey core with oxidised orange-buff margins and is tempered with moderate rounded quartz sand (up to 2 mm). A body sherd, probably from a jar. Handmade. Slightly abraded. Date: Early Medieval - 13th to 14th century Weight: 9 g
Created on: Sunday 24th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2019
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