Whistle Item Number: 2956/92 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Small ceramic whistle in the shape of a baby in a pink and blue cradle, with a floral design on the sides.

Narrative

Since the 19th century, pottery toys from Barcelos have become ubiquitous throughout Portugal. Today they are more elaborate than the whistles and figures first written about by travellers more than a century ago.