Object number
55/771
Description
Salamander found at Shinfield vicarage, but may have originally come from another vicarage on the Shropshire-Herefordshire border.
The salamander consists of a long iron bar which broadens into an oval plate, and would have been used for browning pastry, mashed potato and cakes by heating the salamander in the fire until red hot and then holding it close to the pastry to scorch it. It was found at Shinfield vicarage, but may have originally come from another vicarage on the Shropshire-Herefordshire border.
Physical description
salamander: metal (iron)
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This salamander consists of a long bar of wrought iron 22 inches long which broadens at the bottom to form an oval plate for browning pastry and cakes by radiant heat. The plate measures 5.25 inches across at its widest part, and is 6 inches long and .5 inch deep. At the top of the iron bar is a hole. // The salamander was found when its original owner moved from Shinfield Vicarage, but it may have come originally from another vicarage on the Shropshire-Hereford border. // See also 51/751L.'
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