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Unknown
Bird Whistlecirca 1800-1820

Not on view
Ceramic sculpture of a bird perched on a gnarled tree stump, covered in cream and rust-brown streaked glaze with modeled bark and cut-branch details

Unknown, Bird Whistle, circa 1800-1820, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Murray Braunfeld, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Bird Whistle
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1800-1820
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
9 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (23.5 x 16.5 x 18.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Murray Braunfeld
Accession Number
M.87.207
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography

  • Blondet, José Luis. Six Scripts for Not I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE-2020 CE). Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020.