Three Pottery Bird Whistles from Stanion, Northamptonshire

The article discusses the manufacturing techniques, dating and function of three small jugs with unusual tubular ‘spouts’ in the form of a whistle, which were found during the excavation of a kiln at Stanion, Northamptonshire. When filled with water and blown into through the whistle the vessels produce a warbling sound; they are thought to have been used for attracting birds, and to date to the 15th century.