Accession No
TEMP.03324
Description
Three-footed iron rest with wooden handle. Composed of a rounded triangular shaped platform; one foot at the tip of the triangle and two at the handle end; shape of handle is composed of two spheres towards the end and handle tapers at attachment to body; open metalwork attached to the inner edge composed of three squiggly lines.
Place
Europe; ?British Isles; ?England
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.03324
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron; Wood
Local Term
Measurements
255mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Nora J. Klages-Miller
Description (Physical description)
Three-footed iron rest with wooden handle. Composed of a rounded triangular shaped platform; one foot at the tip of the triangle and two at the handle end; shape of handle is composed of two spheres towards the end and handle tapers at attachment to body; open metalwork attached to the inner edge composed of three squiggly lines.
Event Date 27/1/2025
Author: Nora J. Klages-Miller
Context (Analysis)
Object is almost identical to 1908.434, except this one is slightly larger.
Event Date 27/1/2025
Author: Nora J. Klages-Miller
Context (Analysis)
There is a handwritten paper label affixed to the handle of the object. Most of what is written on the label is illegible, but '1908' is written in pencil, meaning that it was likely obtained in 1908 and its IDNO starts with 1908 as well.
Event Date 27/1/2025
Author: Nora J. Klages-Miller
FM:323599
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