Record ID: IOW-8CB762
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Late Iron Age to Early Roman cast copper-alloy vessel foot possibly from a bucket (c. AD 25-c. AD 150). The object is roughly semi-circular in plan and the outer arc has a width 47.2mm. At the side of this arc it is bevelled from tip to tip and each bevel has numerous file marks. On the opposite side to this arc there are two evenly-spaced semi-circular indentations. These also have numerous file marks. In between these indentations there is a projection with a transverse break. Each face is smooth and matt. There are some small areas of corrosion overall. Height: 33.3…
Created on: Friday 31st May 2013
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2021
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Record ID: IOW-C3E828
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy cooking vessel (c. 1200-c. 1700). This fragment is sub-rectangular in plan and is curved in side profile. The rim is bevelled internally and each face has linear striations. The vessel is drab greyish green with patches of copper-alloy corrosion products Height: c. 24.0mm; width: 57.6mm; thickness at rim: 7.7mm; thickness of body: 3.5-4.1mm. Weight: 42.27g. Crudely made cast copper alloy vessels were widely used from c.1200-1700 for serving and cooking. Butler and Green (2003; 15) state 'there is evidence that …
Created on: Friday 1st May 2020
Last updated: Friday 1st May 2020
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Record ID: IOW-91C4F3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy leg from a tripod vessel (c. 1250-c. 1650). The leg is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross-section, flat at the back. The sides are straight when viewed from the front. The front has a prominent central longitudinal rib with ribs either side. The base is worn through use. This leg has a dull green patina and flecks of consolidated soot. Shallow 'scratch' marks can be seen close to one long edge at the rear. The transverse break is old. Length: 37.7mm; width: 24.5mm; thickness: 14.4mm. Weight: 48.57g. …
Created on: Friday 28th February 2020
Last updated: Friday 28th February 2020
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Record ID: IOW-907B0D
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy leg from a tripod vessel (c. 1250-c. 1650). The leg is sub-triangular in plan and cross-section, flat at the back. The sides of the leg are slightly convex when viewed from the front. The front has three longitudinal ribs, one at the centre and one at either side. The broken top is part of the inner surface of the vessel. The base is worn through use. This leg is drab dark grey with patches of consolidated soot. The inner surface has a green patina and the break is old. Length: 66.9mm; width: 29.7mm; thickness: 20.0mm. W…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2020
Last updated: Friday 28th February 2020
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Record ID: IOW-454254
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman ceramic coarse ware cooking vessel (c. AD 43-100). The surviving c. 7% of the beaded rim has a small angled shoulder below. It is estimated that when complete, the outer diameter of the rim would have been about 145.0mm. The outer face is dark grey and the inner face is coarser and lighter. It is tempered with rounded quartz and occasional pieces of flint. Height: 54.0mm; width: 68.0mm; maximum thickness of body: 7.7mm. Weight: 38.87g.
Created on: Wednesday 12th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 13th February 2020
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Record ID: IOW-976710
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy leg from a tripod ewer (c. 1250-c. 1650). The leg is sub-triangular in cross-section and roughly flat at the back. The sides of the leg are slightly convex and the back has a central longitudinal uneven recess extending from the break at the top to the bottom. The top is part of the body and the inner surface of the vessel. The foot is in the form of an animal's paw, perhaps that of a lion. This leg is drab green with patches of consolidated soot. The break is old. Length: 97.0mm; width at break: 29.3mm; thickness at break: 36…
Created on: Thursday 5th December 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th December 2019
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Record ID: IOW-A38C44
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy foot from a small item of tableware (c. 1800-c. 1900). The hollow foot is naturalistically modelled to resemble a lion's paw. It has four toes and claws. The top is broken but the surviving part is flat and has the remains of rivet hole. The base is bulbous at the centre. This object would have been one of three or four attached to the base of the small vessel. The object is reddish brown with traces of a shiny green patina on the underside. Height: 14.8mm; width: 21.7mm. Weight: 5.74g. The lion served as a symbol of British imperia…
Created on: Wednesday 18th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 19th December 2019
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Record ID: IOW-F83C4A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim fragment of a Roman ceramic Black Burnished ware vessel, possibly a 'dog-dish' or shallow bowl (c. AD 200-410). The rim is plain and rounded. Inclusions include abundant sub-rounded translucent quartz and very small flecks of mica. When complete the vessel would have had a diameter of about 260.0mm. There is now no indication of any burnishing or decoration. The surfaces are dark grey and the core is also dark grey. Darker patches are the remains of marine growth. Length: 62.5mm; height: 42.0mm; maximum thickness: 9.0mm. Weight: 27.23g.
Created on: Tuesday 10th December 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 10th December 2019
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Record ID: IOW-801C5C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Medieval or post-Medieval copper-alloy cooking vessel leg/foot (c. 1100-c. 1850). This fragment has an uneven curving base and is sub-triangular in cross-section. The outer face has a central vertical rib and the rear face is flat. The leg is drab brown with patches of consolidate soot. The old transverse break at the top is uneven. Height: 18.6mm; width: 49.8mm; thickness at centre: 9.5mm. Weight: 26.98g. It is uncertain what type of vessel this leg comes from, but Egan (1998: 161) comments that commonly used cooking vessels in the Medieval period include …
Created on: Friday 22nd November 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-415421
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of a Roman ceramic cooking pot. This sherd appears to be Vectis Ware but seems to include grog in the tempering which is not usual. The upper face of the everted rim has three parallel transverse inscribed grooves. The sherd was extracted from the cliff face just beneath the topsoil. Length: 43.5mm; width: 21.4mm; thickness at lower break: 7.9mm. Weight: 8.17g. 'Vectis ware is hand-made, well finished and relatively hard, being barely scratched with the fingernail. Its internal and external surface is partly reddish-yellow (Munsell Color 5YR 6/6), which is the col…
Created on: Thursday 7th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 11th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-431610
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy chafing dish handle with its associated lug (c. 1500-c. 1600). The surviving part of the handle is roughly rectangular in cross-section but one longer edge is bevelled. The lug is sub-oval and rectangular in cross-section. The circular hole for the handle is 7.0mm in diameter. Both parts are heavily filed on all faces and have a green patina. When complete the handle would probably have been heart-shaped. Handle: length: 48.7mm; width: 22.8mm; thickness: 4.2mm. Lug: length: 23.0mm; width: 15.3mm; thickness: 8.0mm. Combined wei…
Created on: Monday 26th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 4th September 2019
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Record ID: IOW-01F06B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy handle mount for a vessel or bucket (c. 1400-c. 1600). The mount is broadly lozenge-shaped in plan. One end is elongated, narrowed and stepped and has a loop/hole to accommodate a handle. The main body has two circular rivet holes to enable it to be attached to the walls of a vessel. Each face has a grooved border close to the edge. This mount is reddish brown with traces of a green patina. The loop is worn. Length: 35.0mm; width: 15.0mm; thickness: 4.7mm. Weight: 4.89g.
Created on: Friday 23rd August 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd September 2019
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Record ID: IOW-C22E9A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy vessel, probably a cauldron (c. 1200 c. 1700). The fragment is a section of the upper part of the body which has a flat rim with a slight lip on the inside. The vessel has a dull mid-green patina. There are numerous linear striations on the outside probably as a result of being spun during manufacture. The breaks are old. Length: 53.0mm; width: 34.0mm; thickness at lip: 5.4mm; thickness of body: 3.7mm. Weight: 39.78g. When complete, the outer diameter of the rim would have been about 190.0mm. Cast copper-alloy vesse…
Created on: Tuesday 20th August 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 20th August 2019
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Record ID: IOW-95515B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim/body sherd of a Roman ceramic Vectis Ware form 19 bowl (c. AD 110-c. 130). Tomalin 1987: 33, 39. The upper face of the rim is reeded but the reeding is barely discernable due to abrasion. The outer surface is dark grey and the core is pale red. Burnishing has not survived and the breaks are abraded. Height: 45.6mm; width: 63.4mm; overall thickness: 20.0mm; maximum thickness of body: 7.3mm. Weight: 32.97g. Outer diameter of rim when complete: c. 160.0mm. Found within the inter-tidal zone close to the HWM.
Created on: Saturday 25th May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 15th August 2019
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Record ID: IOW-CFCA2F
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy vessel, probably a cauldron (c. 1200 c. 1700). The fragment is a section of the upper part of the body which has a flat rim with a lip on the inside. A break has occurred on the body where the profile changed direction. The flat rim has evenly spaced incised lines, some of which bisect. The inside and the flat rim are shiny with a green patina and the outside has a brown patina. There are numerous striations on the outside probably as a result of being spun during manufacture. The breaks are old. When complete, the outer …
Created on: Friday 21st June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 27th June 2019
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Record ID: IOW-F638EF
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body sherd of Roman ceramic colour coated vessel, probably of New Forest Ware (AD c. 300-c. 370 ). The fabric is hard and off-white/grey with poorly sorted soft dark grey inclusions. The exterior is matt grey and had two parallel circumferential grooves mid-way down the height of the sherd. The breaks are worn. The sherd is from close to the rim and it is too small to ascertain its diameter accurately. This sherd is worn but in good condition. Length: 40.0mm; width: 33.7mm; thickness: 5.3mm. Weight: 9.25g. This sherd may have belonged to a flask as published by Fulfor…
Created on: Sunday 23rd June 2019
Last updated: Monday 24th June 2019
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Record ID: IOW-4AF602
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy chafing dish handle of Post-Medieval date (AD 1500 - AD 1600). Length: 37.0mm; width 45.8mm and 14.2mm thick. Weight: 25.11g. The handle is incomplete due to two old breaks and is fitted to a complete handle support (lug) which would have been attached to the side of a vessel. A mottled dark green patina survives on both features. Chafing dishes were domestic utensils made of metal or earthenware for holding burning charcoal or other combustible material. This was then used to cook food or keep it hot at the table. This particular handle is from a type …
Created on: Tuesday 15th April 2008
Last updated: Sunday 9th June 2019
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Record ID: IOW-9CFC77
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast or wrought lead or lead alloy container, possibly a bird feeder, of Late Medieval or Early Post-Medieval date (c. AD 1400 - c. AD 1600). Length 37.8mm, width 67.0mm and 26.5.0mm thick. Weight 85.19g. The container is complete but buckled and misshapen. Originally, the object was sub-rectangular in plan with a substantial protruding rim. The container had a rounded (convex) front and base, so that when viewed from above it was D-shaped. At the front of the vessel the inside of the rim is turned down then upwards to form a supplementary integral trough. The rear face of …
Created on: Sunday 26th November 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2019
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Record ID: IOW-9D46E2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast or wrought lead or lead alloy container, possibly a bird feeder, of Late Medieval or Early Post-Medieval date (c. AD 1400 - c. AD 1600). Length 41.0mm, width 63.0mm and 26.0mm thick. Weight 86.32g. The container is complete but buckled and misshapen. Originally, the object was sub-rectangular in plan with a substantial protruding rim. The container had a rounded (convex) front and base, so that when viewed from above it was D-shaped. At the front of the vessel the inside of the rim is turned down then upwards to form a supplementary integral trough. The rear face of th…
Created on: Sunday 26th November 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2019
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Record ID: IOW-40E265
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast or wrought lead or lead alloy container, possibly a bird feeder, of Late Medieval or Early Post-Medieval date (c. AD 1400 - c. AD 1600). Length: 39.2mm; width: 68.1mm; thickness: 29.2mm; weight: 136.32g. The rear face of the container is incomplete due to an old ragged break. The object is sub-rectangular as viewed from the front and has a substantial protruding rim which is now slightly distorted. It is hollow and semi-circular as viewed from above (convex at the front). The rim is turned down then upwards to form a supplementary integral trough. The rear face and …
Created on: Tuesday 24th February 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2019
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