A copper alloy fragment from a Medieval or post Medieval cooking cauldron (circa AD 1400-1700).
The fragment is sub rectangular and D-shaped in cross section, with a concave inner surface and convex outer surface. The fragment is of a dark green colour with an uneven surface patina. The upper edge has been broken. The sides are broadly parallel and the lower edges are rounded,
According to Butler, Green and Payne (2009), “From about (AD 1100), cast copper alloy vessels…were commonly used for downhearth cooking, with the vessel sitting among the embers or suspended over the fire. All but the poorest medieval or post-medieval households would have had at least one metal cooking vessel....These vessels gradually passed out of use between 1700 and 1850, superseded by cast iron pots…”.
To find out more, visit the Portable Antiquities Scheme database: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1127908
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