Archaeology — 1600-1666; 17th century
Great Fire fused storage jar sherds
These burnt pieces of pottery were found by archaeologists in Pudding Lane. The archaeologists discovered the remains of a shop that had burnt down in the Great Fire of London in 1666. The shop was very close to the bakery on Pudding Lane where the Great Fire started. The cellar of the shop was full of burnt objects, including bricks, tiles, pottery, iron hooks and window glass. Some of the pieces of pottery had melted, which shows that the temperature of the fire got up to 1250 degrees Celsius!
- Category:
- Archaeology
- Object ID:
- PEN79[337]<528>
- Object name:
- Great Fire fused storage jar sherds
- Object type:
- jar, storage jar
- Artist/Maker:
- —
- Related people:
- —
- Related events:
- Great Fire of London 1666
- Related places:
- London?
- Production date:
- 1600-1666; 17th century
- Material:
- ceramic, earthenware
- Measurements/duration:
- L 144 mm, W 108 mm, T 46 mm (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Credit:
- —
- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
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