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22. Black Abbey, Kilkenny (Dominican Friary); found in excavations,
1810; height 19 cm (but the three feet are missing)
(nmi reg. no. 1881.227) (fi g. 6: 87).
Unprovenanced
23. ‘from Ireland?’; height 22.7 cm (bm acc. no.1854.0714.318).
Netherlands
24. Spijkenisse, from choir of the Hervormde Kerk; height
20.8 cm (Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen Inv.
Nr. o.m.b.b.1; Th euerkauff -Liederwald 1988, no. 194; Vreeken
1994, 103) (fi g. 6: 36).
France
Unprovenanced
25. Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs; ex estate Lejeune-Laroze,
1923; height 19.5 cm (Musée des Arts decoratifs Inv. Nr. D
23.804; Th euerkauff -Liederwald 1988, no. 193).
Group Bb (tripod ewer with curved tubular spout
ending in an animal head)
Wales
26. Bettws Newydd, Monmouthshire; height 21.2 cm (nmw
acc. no. 98.33H) (fi g. 6: 1).
27. ‘Strata Florida Abbey’, Ceredigion; height 23 cm (nmw acc.
no. 27.319/1; Lewis et al 1987, 85 no. 3; Th euerkauff -Liederwald
1988, no. 227II) (fi g. 6: 29).
28. ‘Kenfi g’, Vale of Glamorgan; height 23 cm (nmw acc. no.
82.31H; Lewis et al 1987, 84 no. 2) (fi g. 6: 30).
29. Llandefalle, Powys; height 22.8 cm (Brecknock Museum,
acc. no. R 1053); Lewis et al 1987, 85 no. 4). (fi g. 6: 80).
30. Corwen, Gwynedd; height 17.4 cm (nmw acc. no. 42.357/3;
Lewis 1987, 85 no. 5; Th euerkauff -Liederwald 1988, no. 227I)
(fi g. 6: 31).
31. Criccieth Castle, Gwynedd; leg only (nmw acc. no.
41.299/7; Lewis et al 1987, 85 no. 6) (fi g. 6: 32).
England
32. Balcombe, Sussex; height about 24 cm (Cooper 1899, 209-13;
Th ompson 1956, no. 22; Lewis 1987, Appendix I, 2) (fi g. 6: 12).
33. Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle, Leicestershire; height 22.5 cm
(found down a well in 1938; v&a Museum: M25.1939; Simms
1938, 179; Turner 1982, 25; Lewis et al 1987, Appendix I, 1;
Th euerkauff -Liederwald 1988, no. 190) (fi g. 6: 15).
34. ‘from an old house’ at Battersea, London; height ‘9.2ins’
(23 cm) (Museum of London: A 2752; Ward-Perkins 1940,
201, plate 53; Lewis et al 1987, Appendix I, 3; Th euerkauff -
Liederwald 1988, no. 229) (fi g. 6: 16).
35-36. Southampton; two examples; heights 21 cm and 23.8 cm
(Southampton Museum: A6.1983; and sou 122.547; Lewis et al
1987, Appendix I, nos 4, 5) (fi g. 6: 17).
37. Sandon, Essex; height 23.8 cm (bm acc. no. 1902,0524.1)
(fi g. 6: 19).
38. ‘nr. Lincoln’; height ‘10½ ins’ (26.7 cm) (Th e Searcher,
August 1994, 26) (fi g. 6: 48).
Tripod ewers from medieval households 167
39. Urswick, Cumbria; found about 1772 near to the church;
height 21.6 cm (Ayre 1897; Bangs and Northover 1999, fi g. 7)
(fi g. 6: 88).
Scotland
40. ‘Dumfries’; purchased locally (J Turner, in litt.); height:
24.0 cm (Dumfries Museum: dumfm:1963.5) (fi g. 6: 3).
41. Fortrose, Ross and Cromarty; found with over 1100 silver
coins and a lead cover; height 21.6 cm (nms acc. no. h.mc 16;
Geddie 1879-80, 182-219; Th ompson 1956, no. 165, pl. IId;
Lewis et al 1987, Appendix I, 18; Th euerkauff -Liederwald 1988,
no. 188) (fi g. 6: 13).
42. Hawick, Roxburghshire; found in the ‘Roman camp’ in
1878; animal paw feet; alloy considered typical of the ‘Flemish’
alloy group (Brownsword, Pitt and Richardson 1981, 54); height
24 cm (Carlisle Museum; calmg: 1997.325.459; ibid, 49, fi g. 2;
Lewis et al. 1987, Appendix I, 19) (fi g. 6: 21).
43. Innermessan, Stranraer, Wigtownshire; height 20.8 cm
(nms: h.mc 4; Maxwell 1888-89, fi g. 45; National Museum
Scotland 1892, 321; Lewis et al 1987, Appendix I, 20;
Th euerkauff -Liederwald 1988, no. 212III) (fi g. 6: 22).
44. Arbroath Abbey, Angus. Found buried in a narrow pit
during excavations on Arbroath High Street, 1982; two raised
bands below max. girth. (Meff an Museum, Forfar; A1985.222;
Pollock 1998, 279-80) (fi g. 6: 47).
45. Balgone, East Lothian; height 23.8 cm (nms acc. no. h.mc
1; Th euerkauff -Liederwald 1988, no. 210I) (fi g. 6: 37).
46. Denny, Stirlingshire; height 22.5 cm (nms acc. no. h.mc 3;
Th euerkauff -Liederwald 1988, no. 210II) (fi g. 6: 38).
47-48. Biggar, Lanarkshire; two examples; heights 24.4 cm
and 19.9 cm (nms acc. no. h.mc 6; Th euerkauff -Liederwald
1988, no. 212II; nms acc. no. h.mc 19; Th euerkauff -Liederwald
1988, no. 206II) (fi g. 6: 39).
49. Dalkeith, Midlothian; height 21.2 cm (nms acc. no. h.mc
7; Th euerkauff -Liederwald 1988, no. 213) (fi g. 6: 40).
50. Hill of Auchintilloch, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire; height
22.5 cm (nms acc. no. mc 8; Th euerkauff -Liederwald 1988, no.
212I) (fi g. 6: 41).
51. Birrens, Annandale, Dumfriesshire; with falling ears, height
22.5 cm (nms acc. no. h.mc 11; Th euerkauff -Liederwald 1988,
no. 209II) (fi g. 6: 44).
52. ‘near Peebles’, Peebleshire; height 19.8 cm (nms acc. no.
h.mc 13; Th euerkauff -Liederwald 1988, no. 206I) (fi g. 6: 45).
53. Dunbar, East Lothian; height 18.7 cm (nms acc. no. h.mc
15) (fi g. 6: 46).
54. Innischonain, Loch Awe, Argyll; height 23.6 cm. (nms acc.
no. h.mc 42; Th euerkauff -Liederwald 1988, no. 208I) (fi g. 6:
50).
55. nr Luncarty, Stanley, Perthshire; found in 1859; height
25 cm (Perth Museum & Art Gallery acc. no. 60) (fi g. 6: 53).
56. Inchtuthill Roman fort, Delvine, nr Caputh, Perthshire;
said to have been ploughed up in a fi eld next to Delvine House;
height 23.4 cm (Perth Museum & Art Gallery acc. no. 4/1945)
(fi g. 6: 54).
57. Stink Bog Park, Cleish, Kinross; height 21 cm. Said to
have been found with a tripod cauldron (Perth Museum & Art
Gallery acc. no. K.1972.283) (fi g. 6: 55).