A pearlware group of The Bird Catcher

A pearlware group of The Bird Catcher, after a model by Ralph Wood, the birdman holding a cage on his knee for the delight of the young maiden sat beside him, a bird in the bocage trilling to his captured mate, early 19th century, some damage and restoration, 32.5cm. Cf. Myrna Schkolne, People, Passions, Pastimes and Pleasures, p.259 for a similar example.