Colonial Girl with Birdhouse Allen Cunningham Stuffed fabric with hand-painted face

Stuffed fabric with hand-painted face

Everyone thinks he is the cats meow when he performs in his feather top hat

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Size:  22" x 16"

Colonial Girl with Birdhouse Allen Cunningham Stuffed fabric with hand-painted faceBird feeders in Colonial days were quite different compared to those from modern times. Clay bottles hung under the eaves of colonial homes. The bottles had a tab with a small hole at the base of the entry area that held a twig that encouraged small birds to perch and linger. Though it's tempting to attribute their use to an enthusiasm for bird watching, bird bottles served a more practical purpose: nesting birds made ideal insect control around