DepartmentEurope
Whistle with birds
NameWhistle
Artist
Artist not recorded
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1800
Place collectedPinner, Middlesex, England, Europe
(not assigned)United Kingdom, Northwestern Europe, Europe
Place madeRipon district, YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom, England, Europe
MediumYorkshire slipware, earthenware clay
Credit LineGift of Florence Dibell Bartlett
Object numberA.1953.26.7
DescriptionA terracotta colored ceramic whistle in the shape of two birds in a double handle vase with a flower. Yorkshire slipware refers to a type of decorated earthenware pottery made in the Yorkshire region of England. "Slipware" means it was decorated with "slip"—a liquid mixture of clay and water that can be trailed, painted, or poured on the surface.
