Stone cooking vessel, of light grey coloured stone, with iron band around the top, and iron handle. [MJD (Verve) 16/06/2015]

Collection type: Object
Description: Stone cooking vessel, of light grey coloured stone, with iron band around the top, and iron handle. [MJD (Verve) 16/06/2015]
Long description: Stone cooking vessel, of light grey coloured stone, with iron band around the top, and iron handle. The pot is circular with a slightly convex base. [MJD (Verve) 16/06/2015]
Geographical reference: Italy
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy; Lombardy Valtellina
Cultural groups: Italian
Person: Field collector Katharine Furse; PRM source Katharine Furse
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1928
Date collected: By 1928
Acquisition information: Donated: 1928 Found unentered: 17/06/2015
Materials and processes: Material Stone, Material Iron Metal, Process Turned, Process Riveted
Dimensions: Diameter: max 156 mm, Height: max 125 mm, Weight 915 g
Object numbers: Accession number: 2015.15.2
Research and responses: The stone cooking vessels are turned from a single piece of stone. According to the website Valtellina pietra ollare from one piece of stone you can make a set of pots, starting with the largest first and using a special hooked tool to separate the pots. http://www.expovaltellina.it/english/pietra-ollare/index.htm [accessed 16/06/2015]. [MJD (Verve) 16/06/2015]