Elizabethan Glazed Ceramic Fool's Head Whistle
Circa 16th century A.D. Complete with mouthpiece and sounding hole. Cf. British Museum, 1856,0701.1584; Hayfield, C. and Hurst, J.G., Pottery fool's head whistles from London and Tattershall, Lincs, in Antiquaries Journal 63 (1983), 380-3; and Jones, M., The Secret Middle Ages, Stroud, 2002, 109 and fig.6.5. 43 grams, 54 mm (2 1/8 in.).

Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.