jan 1, 1441 - crater
Description:
Said to be a large bowl in which wine was mixed with water, although examples quoted in the OED date only from the early 1700s. It was not uncommon much earlier: 1400 <i>volo quod ille crater argenteus & una magna olla erea ... vendantur</i>, York (SS4/269); 1434 <i>lego Johanni Staynerode ... unum craterem</i>, Campsall (SS30/39); 1441 <i>unum craterem argenti planum et coopertum</i>, Bulmer (SS30/83).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1441
Now
~ 584 years ago