In exchange for shelter hungry birds provided free pest control by eating bothersome insects.
Ceramic williamsburg bird bottle.
Nesting birds made ideal.
As seen in eighteenth century prints bottles like these were turned horizontally hung on a nail.
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Ornament in bird bottle shape features nesting cardinal 2 1 2 l x 1 1 2 h x 1 w approx resin williamsburg exclusive.
Fragments have been unearthed throughout the area and a 1746 inventory and 1752 advertisement provide further evidence.
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Colonial williamsburg more information williamsburg pottery bottle birdhouse brown earthenware this novel earthenware bird house is a copy of the 18th century bird bottle excavated in the garden of the james geddy house at colonial williamsburg va.
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These unusual birdhouses were apparently quite popular in 18th century williamsburg.
American colonists hung clay jugs and bottles near their houses so that birds would nest inside.
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Fragments have been unearthed throughout the area and a 1746 inventory and 1752 advertisement provide further evidence.
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Though it s tempting to attribute their use to an enthusiasm for bird watching bird bottles served a more practical purpose.
Mount on the side of your house a fence or any surface that accepts screws.
Inspired by the innovation of the colonial bird bottles this peek a boo birdhouse bottle brings the same creative functionality to modern times.
Williamsburg eighteenth century bird bottle pottery with directions.
The original bird bottle uncovered by archaeologists working in the james geddy house yard in the 1960s was handcrafted in a bulbous bottle shape on a potter s wheel.
This simple earthenware bird bottle will bring old world charm to any home.
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Birdhouses were apparently quite popular in 18th century williamsburg.
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Handcrafted of durable stoneware the bird bottle is designed to hang securely upon a single screw included.
A distinctly williamsburg accent bird bottles are reproduced from an original excavated from the yard of the james geddy house.