[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
59/238/1-2
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[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This eighteenth century skillet, used for cooking on an open fire, is made of cast bell metal (an alloy of copper and tin) and stands on three legs. The name 'Warner' appears on the handle - Warner was the name of a bell foundry.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 skillet: bell-metal; good condition
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
Pre-MERL list / description – [Victoria and Albert Museum] ‘Ironwork objects for transfer to Museum of English Rural Life, Reading ... No. 34. Skillet. Bell-metal. The handle inscribed with the founders name; Warner. English: 18th century.', MERL ‘Provisional Group Card’ form – ‘Provisional Group card for: // Date Acquired: // Group: Dom cooking // Negative: 60/4516// Period: Skillet // Place of Origin: Victoria & Albert Museum // Number: 59/238 V&A 34 // Complied by: date: // Typed: // [pencil sketch] [illegible] // V&A description: Skillet. Bell-metal. The handle inscribed with the founders name; Warner. English: 18thc’
[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]
England
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Eighteenth century
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Technique[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- Length 380 mm
- Width 164 mm
[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4516.tif - High resolution image
