A LARGE 17TH CENTURY PART SKILLET

A LARGE 17TH CENTURY PART SKILLET

POSSIBLY THE FATHERS FOUNDRY, SOMERSET

lacking handle, the bowl with three-arc and indistinct founder's mark, on three short ribbed legs, with a later wrought iron swing handle

15cm to rim, 23.7cm diameter

Literature

The three-arc mark is similar to the Fathers foundry mark, however, the second mark is less relatable and appears similar to a marked skillet by Richard Poope, Kent. See R. Butler & C. Green, 'English Bronze Cooking Vessels & Their Founders 1350-1830', p. 85, no. 67.