Lamp
Date: 1200s
This is the base of a small Rhenish Red-painted ware hanging lamp, found in a cesspit behind a medieval house on Milk Street which, in 1276, belonged to Bonamicus 'Jew of York'. This type of pottery came from the Cologne area in Germany. The lamp, when complete, would have been filled with animal fat and had a floating wick. It would probably have been rather smoky and smelly to use.
Accession number: MLK76[3061]<1720>
Place made: Cologne, Germany
Place of collection: 1-6 Milk Street EC2 [City of London]
Material: ceramic; earthenware
Measurements: DM 63 mm
Gallery location: Case 10.4