Object number
51/520
Collection
Description
A girdle plate hung over an open fire, used for baking oatcakes, scones and cakes. Nothing is known of its origin.
This iron girdle plate would have been hung over an open fire by the handle and used for baking oatcakes, scones and cakes. Nothing is known of its origin.
Physical description
1 girdle plate: metal (iron); good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'Nothing is known of the origin of this girdle plate. // It consists of a round solid iron plate, 15 inches in diameter, with a fixed, half-hoop handle. The handle has a loose ring round it, with which it was hung over the fire from a pot-hook. The plate measures 8 inches in height to the top of the handle. // See also 51/431.'
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