Vintage Ceramic Blue Bird Figurine Pie Bird Vent

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Display this whimsical ceramic blue bird figurine as decor on a kitchen shelf when you are not using it to … Read more Display this whimsical ceramic blue bird figurine as decor on a kitchen shelf when you are not using it to vent a double-crust pie.

The vintage pie bird is in good condition showing wear consistent with its age and use including a worn spot to the glazing at the bottom of its tail as shown in the listing photographs.

Approximate Measurements:
4 inches x 2 inches x 2 inches

From Wikipedia:
A pie bird, pie vent, pie whistle, pie funnel, or pie chimney is a hollow ceramic device, originating in Europe, shaped like a funnel, chimney, or upstretched bird with open beak used for supporting or venting a pie... Funnel-style steam vents have been placed in the center of fruit and meat pies during cooking since Victorian times; bird shapes came later. The bird shape was likely inspired by the "four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie" from the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence"; that "the birds began to sing" suggests a means for a vent. See less