Lot 181:
A FINE EMBELLISHED BRITISH TRAMMEL HOOK
Description
The trammel was an indispensable piece of metalwork throughout the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period, a cleverly designed mechanism which allowed pots and cauldrons to be raised and lowered over a cooking fire. A trammel of this size was likely used in an open hearth, so large that cooks and servants were able to walk in and out of them. This example exhibits very fine handforging, hardening, piercing, profiling and engraving, with functional ratchet. It is marked GHDM and dated ANNO 1801 above TH. Dated 1801. Minor wear. Overall length 94.8cm./ 37 3/8 inches. Condition III
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