[Sca-cooks] handwashing at feasts

[Stefan li Rous]

Artemesia said:
> There is a pitcher-like vessel called an aquamanile (I've also seen it
> spelled as Aquamantle) which is normally either bronze or ceramic, that is
> sculpted into an animal or I've seen as my pottery Laurel Master Hroar
> Stormgengr has made, Knights on horseback.  These are primarily used in
> handwashing and I have a few period pictures of bronze ones, if you all are
> interested in looking at them.  I plan on making one this year sometime, on
> top of all the other projects.  Heh.  Well, at least I'm busy.

See this file in the FOOD-UTENSILS section for more discussion on
aqumaniles:
aquamaniles-msg   (10K)  3/ 2/00    Fancy period jugs to hold water for washing.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-UTENSILS/aquamaniles-msg.html

*I* want one of the cast brass/bronze ones like I saw at the NY Met.
That way if (when) I drop it, it might survive in one piece.

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