Trivet
Physical Object
1986.008.2930
Santa Margarita (1622)
circa 1622
A wrought-iron gridiron was used in the cooking and serving of food on the 1622 galleon Santa Margarita. The piece was bent and folded on itself as the galleon was shipwrecked. A gridiron was a grate used for grilling or broiling: The grate could be placed over hot coals or next to a fire to cook food, especially meats and fish. The four-legged gridiron could also serve as a trivet to set hot pots and pans on, to keep them from damaging tables, counters, or decks. The Margarita gridiron grate is made of flat, one-centimeter-wide bars, 26.2 centimeters long.
32.2 cm L , Item (Overall)