cooking pot

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This impressive bronze cooking pot is fitted with two hooked handles and stands on three large so-called claw feet. An unusual feature is that a cross is fitted to each point where the legs are mounted on the pot. There are only two other comparable examples of this. Such bronze cookery pots were a valuable possession. They were used in a smaller size in late mediaeval kitchens for preparing stews.

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Title	cooking pot
Material and technique	Bronze, wrought iron
Object type	Cooking pot > Cauldron > Cooking utensils > Kitchen and household > Utensil Cooking pot > Cauldron > Cooking utensils > Kitchen and household > Utensil
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 34 cm Diameter 33 cm
Artists	Yellow caster: Anoniem
Accession number	KB 40 (KN&V)
Credits	Gift Coll. Mr J.W. Frederiks, 1994
Department	Applied Arts & Design
Acquisition date	1994
Creation date	in circa 1400 - 1500
Internal exhibitions	Futuro, utopie in constructie (2011)
Material	Wrought iron > Iron > Common metal > Metal > Inorganic material > Material > Material and technique Bronze > Copper > Common metal > Metal > Inorganic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Cooking pot > Cauldron > Cooking utensils > Kitchen and household > Utensil Cooking pot > Cauldron > Cooking utensils > Kitchen and household > Utensil
Geographical origin	The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe