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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