Colonial Girl with Birdhouse Jacqueline Kent Hand-painted paper mache with glitter

Hand-painted paper mache with glitter

7" x 8"x 3"

Wood base feather tree with black and orange branches

This majestic Uncle Sam figure marches foreword

big candy bars

Colonial Girl with Birdhouse Jacqueline Kent Hand-painted paper mache with glitterBird 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