Object number
59/260
Description
This is a steel spit prong, used to secure the food to be cooked. It is English-made and dates from the eighteenth century.
Physical description
1 spit: steel
Archival history
Pre-MERL list / description – [Victoria and Albert Museum] ‘Ironwork objects for transfer to Museum of English Rural Life, Reading ... No. 22. Prong-spit. Steel. English: 18th century.'
Production place
England
Production date
1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
Production period
Eighteenth century
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