American Toby Jug Museum 

Blue Tit toby jug produced by Burgess & Leigh of Burslem, England, circa 1950 using its Burleigh Ware tradename. The Eurasian blue tit is a small passerine bird in the tit family. It is easily recognizable by its blue and yellow plumage and small size. Blue tits are widespread and common throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and the western Palearctic in deciduous or mixed woodlands with a high proportion of oak. They usually nest in tree holes, although they easily adapt to nest boxes where necessary. The blue tit prefers insects and spiders for its diet, they also eat seeds and other vegetable-based foods. The birds are famed for their acrobatic skills, as they can hold on to the outermost branches of trees and shrubs and hang upside down when looking for food. A tree branch forms the handle of the jug.