19th Century Blue Lipped Bird Feeder c1825

Description

Heading : Rare glass bird feeder with blue trailing
Date : 1800- 1850
Origin : England
Colour : Clear and blue
Body : Hollow conical form
Pontil : Has been pincered
Glass Type : Lead
Size : 12cm tall and approximately 5.7cm in diameter
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks
Restoration : None
Weight : 112 grams

It is tempting to believe that this is an end of day item as this is the first we have seen with blue trailing. However. Hajdamach advises thet they were made commercially. There are two types of glass bird feeder. the common seed fountain with a gravity fed tray at the bottom. This is the second and rarer variant the seed box. that was much easier to refill.

The earliest dated museum examples are the seed boxes from 1800 onwards. The seed fountains have date ranges starting from 1825 to 1830 at the earliest. Very few museum examples are dated beyond 1850.

See . British Glass  1800-1915 : Charles R Hajdamach plate 347