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A small cooking vessel, usually made of metal.

A posnet was a small cooking vessel, usually made of metal, with a handle or legs for use over a fire.

Such items were common household possessions and might appear in inventories, wills or records of goods.

References to posnets provide evidence about everyday domestic life and household equipment.

See also:
Chattels
Inventory

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