Record ID: SOM-BB0456
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead decorated bird feeder dating from 1400 - 1700 AD.  The feeder is shallow, with a circular base, shallow straight sides (5.99mm deep) and rim 6.14mm wide. The rim is decorated with a bead and scallop design, and there are two further rounded extensions to the rim on opposite sides of the feeder. These are decorated with a cross hatch design. The inner of the feeder has a stylised bird motif in relief, facing to the right with a four pellet motif to the right. This is enclosed in a bead rim border.  There are several indentations in the base of the feeder, and one…
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2024
Last updated: Saturday 2nd March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Cuthbert Out', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-B2F765
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead or lead alloy container, possibly a bird feeder, of later medieval or post medieval date (AD 1500 - AD 1600). The container has been squashed and is an irregular shape. The container was possibly circular shaped in plan before being damaged. It is formed from one sheet of metal. No decoration is present on the object. The base was once flat and is undecorated. The rim of the container is plain.  It measures 45mm tall, 68.3 mm wide and 13.7 mm thick. The wall thickness is 2.1 mm thick. It weighs 63.5 grams…
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 28th June 2023
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Record ID: NLM-D3E5E9
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead possible bird feeder fragment. A small cast bowl with six broad vertical flutes on its sides and a smooth interior, probably with a rounded base and a projecting flat-topped rim. Patinated. The external surface suggests a decorative feature. Lead objects of this form have also been identified as architectural in function, where they sheathed iron railings or cramps inserted into masonry. There is, however, neither external irregularity nor internal iron staining in this piece, though the round base does not seem apt to the suggested function unless it were to be inserted into a se…
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 5th April 2023
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Record ID: SUR-CEFEDE
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead vessel, probably dating from the late 15th to 17th century, of a type most often identified as being used to hold food or water for caged birds. The object is hollow with a flat base and comprises a semicylindrical container with a widely flared mouth. The reverse is flat, probably to mount against the side of a birdcage and the front is convex with a moulded band around the base of the mouth. The vessel has been crushed.
Created on: Friday 3rd February 2023
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2023
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Record ID: NMS-34FDAC
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Slightly distorted small medieval to post-medieval lead vessel, a shallow bowl, probably a bird feeder. Weight 51.9g. Basal diameter 27mm. Rim diameter c.40mm. Height 13mm. 15th - 17th century.
Created on: Sunday 29th May 2022
Last updated: Sunday 29th May 2022
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Record ID: NARC-D25178
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Lead Bird Feeder of Medieval to Post-Medieval date (AD 1450-1700). The object is now flattened with damage to the rim. The object has a flat back, to allow it to sit up against a cage, while the front of the feeder would have been rounded. This is evident in the plano-convex shape of the base. The upper rim of the bird feeder and retains a line, with a double cast line in the body of the object. A single perforation is present toward the base at the back of the object which would have allowed the bowl to be affixed to the cage. Height: 54.69mm, Width: 80.76mm, …
Created on: Thursday 12th May 2022
Last updated: Friday 13th May 2022
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Record ID: SUR-088E11
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead vessel, probably dating from the late 15th to 17th century, of a type most often identified as being used to hold food or water for caged birds. The object is hollow with a flat base and comprises a semicylindrical container with a widely flared mouth. The reverse is flat, probably to mount against the side of a birdcage and the front is convex with a moulded band around the base of the mouth. The vessel has been crushed.
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2022
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Record ID: PUBLIC-FE3B6A
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A partially crushed lead alloy trough for a cage bird. Originally, the trough appears to have been D-shaped in section. The base retains the basic D-shape, albeit in a rather flattened form. The object has a (now crushed) opening at the top. There is a tapering rim below the opening on the curved sides of the trough. This adjoins walls which also taper (but less markedly) towards the base. Between the rim and the walls of the trough, four narrow ribs run horizontally around the curved section. The reverse of the trough is now distorted but appears to have been flat originally. The tro…
Created on: Sunday 6th February 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd March 2022
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Record ID: CORN-952161
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Medieval to Post-Medieval lead alloy vessel, dating to AD 1400 - 1700. Possibly a bird feeder. The vessel is complete though now flattened. It has a flat, D shaped base and vertical sides which then flare at the top. Measurements: Height, 59.91mm; Width, 75.04; Thickness, 4.86mm; Weight, 101.23g A number of similar items, also thought to have been bird feeders are recorded on the database: compare for example records NLM-5B5E86 and GAT-193786. See Egan 2005 ("Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition", Museum of London) p128-9 for similar items identified as…
Created on: Tuesday 1st February 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 29th March 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-11B604
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Medieval to Post-Medieval lead alloy vessel, dating to AD 1400 - 1700. Possibly a bird feeder. The vessel is complete though now flattened. It has a flat, D shaped base and vertical sides which then flare at the top. The vessel is undecorated. Height: 39 mm Width: 66 mm Weight: 85 g A number of similar items, also thought to have been bird feeders are recorded on the database: compare for example records NLM-5B5E86 and GAT-193786. See Egan 2005 ("Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition", Museum of London) p128-9 for similar items identified as bird fee…
Created on: Wednesday 26th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 27th January 2022
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Record ID: BERK-8AB58B
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late medieval/ early post-medieval (1400-1700) lead vessel which has been squashed almost flat. The base is semi-circular in shape with flaring sides, extending into a prominent (and probably originally out-turned) rim. A wide concentric rib decorates the junction between rim and body, and what would have been the flat face has the initials HG formed of two thin raised ribs.
Created on: Tuesday 14th December 2021
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2022
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Record ID: BERK-86416E
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead unidentified object, possibly a cup weight or a bird feeder of Medieval or Post Medieval date (c. AD 1400 - 1600). The object is circular with a flat base. It has stright sides from the base. now squashed in places. The sides widen at the top to a flat undecorated rim. The inside of the cup is undecorated, and it now has a creamy white/grey patina
Created on: Tuesday 14th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 27th April 2022
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Record ID: BH-EE36C6
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, distorted, Post Medieval lead bird feeder or birdcage trough dating c. AD 1600-1700. The bird feeder is sub-oval in plan and trapezoidal in profile with a hollow interior. The bowl was originally circular in shape with tapering sides and a flat circular base but two of the sides are now bent inwards and there is a depression in the base. The rim of the vessel is decorated with a row of moulded circles in light relief. The walls and base of the vessel are undecorated. The entire object is very worn and abraded with several scratches and gouges on the exterior. The pati…
Created on: Wednesday 14th July 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 20th July 2021
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Record ID: NLM-5B5E86
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead bird feeder. Small plain cast cylindrical vessel with a thickened rim, now squashed and patinated. Suggested date: Medieval, 1250-1500 Diameter (basal): 30mm, Height: 30mm, Thickness (wall, at rim): 3.4mm, Weight: 66.50gms
Created on: Wednesday 7th July 2021
Last updated: Monday 12th July 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-2E13E9
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead vessel, probably a bird feeder of Post-Medieval date, about AD 1400 - 1600, probably a bird feeder. It is almost complete, with only a short length of the rim missing, but has suffered significant damage, being largely squashed out of shape. It has a flat, D shaped base and vertical sides which then flare at the top. The upper part of the sides carries moulded decoration in the form of a series of narrow, vertical ridges extending about one third of the distance from the rim to the base.The vessel has a mid-grey patina and, in its current configuration, is 57mm long, 20.3mm wi…
Created on: Monday 5th July 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 14th September 2021
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Record ID: NLM-E73A3D
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead bird feeder, as kindly identified by the finder. A small cast round bowl, with flat base and plain sides, now squashed and patinated overall. The massy material would prevent a caged bird spilling seed or water contained in the bowl. Suggested date: Late Medieval to Early Post-Medieval, 1350-1650 Height (as found): 35mm, Width: 65.0mm, Thickness (wall): 3.3mm, Weight: 120.57gms
Created on: Wednesday 25th November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Corringham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-EE0356
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Post Medieval cast lead alloy container, probably a bird feeder, circa 1400-1700. The feeder is semi-circular in shape with a flat base. There are two cast decoration bands running around the curved side of the container, one on the rim and the other 12.49 mm below the rim, the band is filled with a floral design. The container has been partly squashed and has some plough damage. The object would have held water, green plants or seed for a caged bird. There is no sign of a means of attachment. Egan, (2005, 129), states that the plainer examples continue into th…
Created on: Thursday 9th April 2020
Last updated: Thursday 2nd September 2021
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Record ID: WREX-DD1ADC
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy bird feeder of Post-Medieval date. The feeder has been damaged but would have had a flat back to allow it to sit up against a cage or other item; the front of the feeder is rounded. The feeder is plain and undecorated. The object has a light grey patina. Height: 38.4mm; width: 46.8mm; thickness: 18.5mm; weight: 52.59g
Created on: Tuesday 14th January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 14th January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eccleston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-BEE08A
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead bird feeder or birdcage trough, ovoid in plan and trapezoidal in profile, and between 52 mm and 48 mm in diameter at the top, tapering to 24 mm in diameter at its base, 19 mm in height, 4.5 mm in thickness and 98 g in weight. The feeder was originally a circular bowl or cup which has now been distorted by pressure whilst in the ground. The rim is damaged and worn but appears to have been decorated with some mouldings and was probably beaded, as the example from Hertfordshire below, but there is no decoration on the body of the vessel. Vessels of this type were used in bird cage…
Created on: Thursday 26th September 2019
Last updated: Saturday 5th October 2019
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Record ID: NMS-36417C
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval lead bird feed or water trough, originally circular with walls angled outward (now squashed inward). Height, c.27mm. Base diam. c. 22mm. Later 16th-17th century.
Created on: Wednesday 26th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 26th June 2019
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