Idle pressed glass question

The girl in a painting under discussion on this thread:
https://www.antiquers.com/threads/19th-century-german-painting.28799/#post-383152
is holding what looks like a piece of pressed glass.


Water for the bird?
I can't find anything quite like it online (even tried rhyton).
Has anyone seen the like?

 

Cruet?

 

In the not enlarged photo, it looks like a clown. The label from dealer says girl playing. Maybe it’s not glass?
Edit does not say with toy, just playing. Sorry

 

That's a blown piece.

 

It looks like glass to me. Doesn't look like a doll or figure. Could be a cruet, but I think that is inconsistent with the subject. I see it as she-opened-the-cage-to-change-the-water-and-the-bird-got-out.

Could be wrong of course.

 

Think you could well be right. The open door of something is right in front of her. I thought it looked like it has glass, but could be artist was indicating wire. An all-glass version of the type of water bottle that would have a metal spout now. Could be blown rather than pressed.

 

I thought it was a perfume bottle.

 

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthope...-glass-bird-1722465134#.WqQdiEg87Qk.pinterest

 

I don't accept it's a perfume bottle.
Hoping for a close-up before trying greater enlargement... and further discussion.

Look carefully at the shape. It's not symmetric, and I don't believe that's due to artistic interpretation.

 

The one I posted is not a perfume, it’s for birdcage.

 

Then you found more than I. Sorry for not seeing that. Might indicate the shape is more that coincidental. Do they show the other side?

I think the painting shows a side view of the object.

 

If you click the link, it shows other views.

 

I will, but that will have to wait until I'm on a faster machine.

 

Added side view.

 

Well that does resemble the thing in the painting, doesn't it. Maybe there was some kind of nozzle attachment?

It's an interesting object. It has a dedicated use, and doesn't look to me to be particularly subject to re-purposing. It probably would have been common enough in its time, and not very expensive. But when the bird was gone, what point would there be in hanging on to it?

I guess there are enough antique bird cages around. You would think people would want the period accessories to go with them.

I do think the object in the painting has been successfully ID'd.
Good work i-need-help!

 

Close enough, anyway. I have a bird. There are no nozzles required. It’s just inverted as shown and the Lip part is where the bird drinks from.

 

When I saw the painting, I thought it contained something to lure the bird back in the cage, which is why I said "I hope the bird has the sense to stay outside the cage."