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Feeder or fountain (Bird feeder or bird glass)
1725-1750
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1970.0436
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1970.0436
Object Name
Feeder or fountain (Bird feeder or bird glass)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1725-1750
Subject(s)
- Archaeological evidence for similar (America)
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Blown
- Mold-blown
Dimensions (inches)
5.787 (H) x 3.937 (L) x 2.579 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
14.7 (H) x 10 (L) x 6.55 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Published: no. 419, pp. 400- 401Article: Palmer, Arlene. 1974 From Beer to Birdcages: Glass in Colonial America. Delaware Antiques Show Catalogue. 81-89.
• Published: fig. 7, p. 89Book: Noel Hume, Ivor. 1969 Glass in Colonial Williamsburg's Archaeological Collections.
• Similar form of bird feeders with heads excavated in London and Williamsburg, Virginia: p. 32, fig. 20 (London fragment) and (right) fragment from cellar on Nicholson St., near Anthony Hay cabinet shop.