Bird stump vase

A Bird stump is a variety of vase popular in 1920s England. It was generally made of porcelain in the shape of a tree stump, with a bird for decoration. Stumps of branches on the side of the tree formed the openings into which the stems of flowers might be inserted.

A bird stump plays a role as the MacGuffin in Connie Willis's 1997 time travel science fiction novel To Say Nothing of the Dog: How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last.

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