Record ID: CORN-E75F85
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy everted flat and flanged foot, triangular in plan and profile, with a hollowed base and internal chamfered edge, probably from a cauldron. Read (1988) illustrates a similar example on page 96, No.600, which is dated from the 13th to the 17th century. Butler and Green (2003) illustrate a cauldron with everted feet on page 166, Fig.1, which is dated froom the 15th to the 16th century. Egan (1998) illustrates a similar example with a solid plano-convex foot at right angles to the leg on page 164, Fig.132, No.457, which is dated to c.1350-1400.
Created on: Wednesday 24th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-102AC5
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy leg of cauldron with defined moulded mid-rib running vertically from the damaged indent of the foot to the top of the broken leg, flanked by two recessed vertical ridges. There are also three parallel vertical ribs on each side of the leg. The leg has an everted flat and flanged foot that is triangular in section. The base of the foot has evidence of molten lumps, when it was heated in the fire, dragged and then cooled. Similar legs have been found in East Devon, Cornwall and Lancashire, but not attached to dateable cauldrons, though they can generally be attributed …
Created on: Sunday 4th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 20th July 2010
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Record ID: CORN-B91DE5
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy leg of cauldron with five defined moulded ribs running vertically from the broken end above the foot, now missing, to the angled and everted attachment end. This end would have been atached to the body of the vessel and is triangular in plan and section. The foot would have not had a collar and claw but instead a straight stumpy terminal, like the examples below (Roderick Butler pers comm). Read (1988) illustrates a similar leg on page 95, Nos.587, which dates from the 17th century. Butler & Green (2003) illustrate similar legs attached to cauld…
Created on: Tuesday 13th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 20th July 2010
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Record ID: CORN-4F9885
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy cauldron foot, trapezium-shaped in plan, triangular in profile and rectangular in section, broken at the point where it would have attached to a leg to support one side of a cauldron. The upper surface of the foot is smooth and has never had ribs or claws, but does have casting flaws as it tapers towards the missing leg. The base of the foot is slightly hollowed and damaged at one edge where the foot might have melted in the fire to create a molten bubble, now hollow. The end of the foot has been filed and polished to create a chamfered edge. The angle of the foot to…
Created on: Monday 6th September 2010
Last updated: Monday 10th October 2011
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Record ID: CORN-C4C025
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy cauldron leg and foot, with a central rib vertically running down the foot, and the remains of two other ribs either side of it. The short section of leg above the foot has three ridges, set back from the missing collar, and showing signs of melting, along with the 'toe' end of the foot. The foot has been moulded into a spreading hoof, semi-circular in section and triangular in profile. Butler and Green (2003) illustrate similar examples on cauldrons with ridged legs on pages 102 & 144, Nos.85 & 149, which are dated to the 17th century.
Created on: Thursday 12th November 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 28th March 2018
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Record ID: CORN-0C2D27
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy cauldron foot, trapezium-shaped in plan, triangular in profile and rectangular in section, broken at the point where it would have attached to a leg to support one side of a cauldron. The upper surface of the foot is smooth and has never had ribs or claws, and the base is slightly hollowed. The end of the foot has been filed and polished to create a chamfered edge. The angle of the foot to the leg suggests that it might have been from the back leg which supported more weight. See CORN-E75F85 for a similar example. Read (1988) illustrates a simil…
Created on: Monday 29th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-8A8D61
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy cauldron leg and foot with five defined moulded ribs running vertically from the broken end of the leg, to the bulbous transverse collar above the foot. The central rib of the five ribs is twice as thick as the others, which is typical of Post-medieval cauldron legs. The foot is in a claw formation with seven moulded ribs that splay outwards slightly. The broken end, which is semi-circular in section, would have widened to a curved flat terminal that would have attached to the body of the vessel and. There is black organic material adhering to the surface of the leg,…
Created on: Wednesday 11th December 2013
Last updated: Thursday 12th December 2013
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Record ID: CORN-F7591A
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large cast copper alloy receptacle foot, probably from a cauldron, trapezoidal in plan, triangular in profile and semi-circular in section. There are five defined moulded ribs running vertically from the broken end which then expand into five claws, curving outwards towards the base of the flanged foot. The broken upper edge would have continued into a leg and expanded to the angled and everted attachment end. This end would have been atached to the body of the vessel and would have been more triangular in section. The claws are worn and cracked, from use and exposure to heat. The bac…
Created on: Thursday 15th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 19th October 2015
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Record ID: CORN-EEC269
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy receptacle leg, probably from a small cauldron or skillet, triangular in plan, profile and section, with a large central mid-rib, flanked by two slightly narrower ribs on either side, and tapering from the triangular fragment of the body of the vessel at its upper end, to a pointed end at its foot. The back of the leg is flat and the end of the foot is worn, particularly on the back from use wear, so that it looks deliberately narrowed or pinched. Read (1988) illustrates a similar example on pages 95-96, nos.587 & 596, which are dated from the 13th to the 17th cen…
Created on: Sunday 20th September 2015
Last updated: Thursday 24th September 2015
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Record ID: CORN-31F2F3
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy receptacle foot from a cauldron leg, triangular in plan, profile and section. There are three ribs at the upper broken edge where the leg ends and then expands into the foot which has a prominent central mid rib or claw which divides the two trapezoidal faces that expand to the base. The back of the foot is flat with one raised section beside some recessed damage, and the base of the foot is worn but looks like it would have originally had seven ribs on claws from the edge that remains. Butler & Green (2003) illustrate a similar foot on a large hanging skillet on …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd September 2015
Last updated: Sunday 27th September 2015
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Record ID: CORN-86AC06
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy receptacle leg and foot from a cauldron, rectangular in plan, L-shaped in profile and lozenge-shaped in section. There is one central rib running vertically down the centre of the leg, from the broken upper edge to the top of the foot, where it starts to angle downwards towards the base. The foot is flat and undecorated and the base is flat with some recesses of wear. The 'toe' of the foot is not in the usual curved claw form but instead has a straight rectangular chamfer from the upper edge to the base, at about a 45 degree angle. The back of the base is curved and …
Created on: Monday 28th September 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 29th September 2015
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Record ID: CORN-A57BCB
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy leg and foot from a cauldron, rectangular in plan, L-shaped in profile and semi-circular in section. The foot has five moulded ribs running vertically down the leg until they meet the foot which begins to flange outwards to form a base. The base is no longer flat and may be an incomplete foot or just a simple everted foot. The back of the foot is also flat. The surface of the leg is corroded with black patches of burnt organic material on the base, and on the back and front of the leg. Butler & Green (2003) illustrate a similar cauldron leg with five ri…
Created on: Tuesday 29th September 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 29th September 2015
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Record ID: CORN-6CF431
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy receptacle leg, probably from a cauldron, sub-triangular in plan, profile and section, with a larger central mid-rib, flanked by two narrower ribs either side, and tapering from the lozenge-shaped fragment of the body of the vessel at its upper end, to a pointed end at its foot. The ribs run vertically downwards to a horizontal, transverse, raised collar which forms part of the everted foot. Beneath the collar is a triangular base which is worn towards the flat back of the leg from use wear. It does not appear to have much missing from the foot, so it did not origina…
Created on: Wednesday 21st October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2015
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Record ID: CORN-F8E099
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy fragment of a cauldron leg, sub-rectangular in plan and profile, and triangular in section, but with three quarters of the leg missing. The leg has one large central mid-rib running longitudinally from the broken end to the foot. The leg has broken longitudinally at the mid-rib, its thickest point, and tapers to a thin, unbroken side margin, resulting in a 'comma'-shaped section to the fragment. The leg has also been broken across its width and the opposite, foot end which is pointed but worn and polished through use. Butler & Green (2003), illustrate similar legs with…
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 3rd December 2015
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Record ID: CORN-F8D999
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy cauldron leg, sub-triangular in plan and profile and sub-rectangular in section, with four linear grooves separating five raised, rounded ribs and terminating in a curved foot. The upper broken edge of the leg, which would have attached to the body of the vessel, is flared, with an angled raised rib on each edge, and a central rib that would have continued onto the vessel. There are patches of black organic material adhering to the surface of the leg, which would have been burnt on when the cauldron was near the fire. Butler & Green (2003) illustrate a Welsh Borde…
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 3rd December 2015
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Record ID: CORN-D97B0F
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy cauldron foot and fragment of leg, fractured diagonally just above the foot of the leg. A central raised rib runs longitudinally from the 'cleft' toe to the broken edge and there are parallel ribs on either side that follow the front edges of the foot. The leg flares outwards at the base, similar to those on large cauldrons that have 'animal foot designs' such as one illustrated in Butler and Green (2003) on page 166, fig.1. The indent at the centre of the 'hoofed foot' may not be deliberate but is a result of a casting flaw where the bubble in the molten metal has b…
Created on: Sunday 13th December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th December 2015
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Record ID: CORN-D987B1
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy cauldron leg, attached to a fragment of the body of the vessel. The leg tapers into a pointed end and has a single raised, rounded rib that runs longitudinally along the centre of the leg and continues up the outside of the main cauldron body, where it intersects with a narrower cordon that runs horizontally across the body of the vessel. These ribs are similar to the wire moulding on the Westcountry cauldrons illustrated by Butler and Green (2003) on page 165, nos.170-172, which are dated from the 15th to the 16th century. The straight-sided shape and flat underside…
Created on: Sunday 13th December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th December 2015
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Record ID: CORN-7473DD
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fragment of a vessel leg, probably from a cauldron, that is triangular in section and tapers to a point at the edge of the leg. The edge is mainly straight and bent slightly in one area, suggesting a long straight leg with a flat back and one central rib at the front, which would have tapered slightly towards the foot. The fragment expands from 3 mm at the outer edge towards the broken inner edge, which is 8.5 mm thick, where it would have developed into a rib on one side, but this has since broken off and the rest of the leg is missing. These legs are found on cauld…
Created on: Thursday 27th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
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Record ID: CORN-747FCC
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy body fragment from a cauldron that curves into a neck and then expands into the base of the rim, but the rest of the rim is missing. The body of the vessel curves downwards to suggest a globular vessel with everted rim, as seen on cauldrons. The curvature of the broken edge of the body suggests a diameter of 260 mm for the vessel. The base of the rim is 5 mm thick which then tapers to the body which is 4 mm thick at the opposite edge of the fragment. There are patches of black burnt organic material on the exterior of the fragment, suggesting it was used for cooking.…
Created on: Thursday 27th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
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Record ID: CORN-E4316A
Object type: CAULDRON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy vessel leg, probably from a cauldron, that is rectangular in plan and profile and triangular in section, with a central longitudinal rib which tapers to a thin edge on both sides. The foot is worn and looks to have melted and then solidified, suggesting that it was left for too long by the fire. The end of the foot would have been rounded but one side is missing, which has broken off during use, as there is wear and corrosion on the surface of the angular break. These types of long flat legs are found on cauldrons and larger vessels like those below. Butler & Gree…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
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