Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Material Black clay of Molelos Natural Cultural Cultural Function To roast portuguese chestnuts directly on the embers. Creation Purpose For sale. Technique To make a portuguese chesnut roaster, the potter first prepares the clay, a process that includes kneading the clay to remove bubbles and impurities and leave it with a smooth consistency. Next, the clay is shaped on the potter's wheel, using the hands to give the chesnut roaster the desired shape. After shaping the piece, it is left to dry slowly, before being placed in the kiln. Material Source The potter collects black clay from a local plot of land designated for the extraction of the material. Conecept For over a thousand years, shepherds and woodcutters have used bonfires to keep warm and roast chestnuts. In northern Portugal, between All Saints' Day (1 November) and St. Martin's Day, traditional magustos are held, festivals where roasted portuguese chestnuts are eaten and jeropiga (sweet wine), new wine or água-pé are drunk. In autumn, it is common to see chestnut sellers roasting them in iron or clay machines and selling them in paper cones, spreading a characteristic and irresistible aroma. Production Quality The artisan actively continues to produce this piece. External ID UAVEIRO_AR_30 Craft ceramics Tool Potter's wheel and finishing tools. Place The town or city Molelos, Tondela, Portugal Wiki A link to a wiki entry about this item. https://culturality.museum/wiki/index.php/Portuguese_chesnut_roaster Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portuguese chesnut roaster Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Description An account of the resource Round clay pot with high sides and handles on both sides. The bottom of the pot is perforated so that the embers remain in close contact with the chestnuts without burning them. These black clay roasters are highly resistant and retain heat for longer, allowing you to roast chestnuts to perfection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 1858 Language A language of the resource Portuguese Extent The size or duration of the resource. 4cm x 40cm x 25cm Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource iain Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 744 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived craftedobjects,portugalobjects References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. https://uniaodasfreguesiastondelanandufe.pt/2022/01/18/museu-terras-de-besteiros/ https://www.patrimoniocultural.gov.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Ficha-MatrizPCI.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3FS07QYpD0 Date Submitted Date of submission of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). 27/10/2025 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Assador de castanhas Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,40.530278,-8.095556; Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT