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Description: | A lead bird feeder of probable Late Medieval to post-Medieval date.The feeder has a flat, semicircular base, above which the sides are vertical. The rim angles outwards and is decorated at the top and bottom by a double moulded ridge. The opening of the feeder has been closed, so that the inside is not visible. Given the fact that one end is folded over, it is possible that this closing was done deliberately. The object measures 63.5mm long, 14.6mm wide, 39.2mm high and weighs 90.8g.A close parallel for this feeder was found in excavations in Southwark, London (Egan 2005: 129, no. 617). The London example was unstratified; however, according to Egan, the earliest feeders of this form date from the late 15th/early 16th centuries, with the plainer examples extending up to at least the late 17th century (ibid).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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