[Sca-cooks] Kitchen scene, circa 1600

[Olwen the Odd]

To me it looks like a trough which may be at a small tilt for the water to run down to the exit drain.

Olwen


 
> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:47:52 -0700
> From: selene at earthlink.net
> To: sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org
> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Kitchen scene, circa 1600
> 
> I see two "faucets" with no stopcocks into a basin large enough to stand 
> upon the floor. Presumably there is an outflow from the basin because 
> they are not all knee-deep in water. I surely would like to see the 
> piping behind that wall.
> 
> I also find the configuration interesting. Servers appear to be taking 
> dishes from a table in the middle of the kitchen -- or are the 
> well-dressed gentlemen guests snitching from dishes that the cook is 
> putting there before they are taken out by the cherubic servers? Heh, 
> we have had that happen many's the time. ;-)
> 
> Home and Garden Television, Elizabeth Edition!
> Cheers,
> Selene
> 
> 
> Johnna Holloway wrote:
> > Looks like it.
> >
> > Johnnae
> >
> > Nancy Kiel wrote:
> >> So is the lady on the left washing dishes, with water coming from 
> >> spigots in the wall?
> >> 
> >>> snipped it's at LA County.
> >>>
> >>> http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/mwebcgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=25999;type=101 
> >>>
> >>> The entire set is listed here:
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Johnnae
> >>>
> >>> 
> >>
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