Title

Herb-burner, late 16th century. Artist: Richard Dyer

Caption

Herb-burner, late 16th century. Found in Moorgate, this herb-burner would have been used for smouldering herbs over charcoal as a precaution against infection. This type of pottery vessel was introduced from Spain by Richard Dyer and was possibly from his kiln outside Moorgate.
Museum of London

Date

1575

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Museum of London

Reference

HRM19A83_062

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,7Mb (2,6Mb) / 13,8in x 14,3in / 4142 x 4276 (300dpi)

Keywords

health medicine science color colour century vessel pottery artefact Tudor artifact 16th century sixteenth century Museum of London Elizabethan herb-burner object ceramic Richard Dyer Dyer Richard ceramic object