{"product_id":"a-fine-victorian-taxidermy-bluebird-under-a-circular-glass-dome","title":"A Fine Victorian Taxidermy Bluebird Under a Circular Glass Dome","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod: Late Nineteenth Century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: c.1880\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dome:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight: 12 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase Diameter: 5 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe domed glass case on a turned ebonised base housing a preserved bluebird stood upon a naturalistic setting of ferns and grasses, survives from the late nineteenth century in good condition.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThere's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I'm too tough for him,\u003cbr\u003eI say, stay in there, I'm not going to let anybody see you.\u003cbr\u003eThere's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I pour whiskey on him and inhale cigarette smoke and the whores and the bartenders and the grocery clerks never know that he's in there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I'm too tough for him,\u003cbr\u003eI say, stay down, do you want to mess me up? you want to screw up the works? you want to blow my book sales in Europe?\u003cbr\u003eThere's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out\u003cbr\u003ebut I'm too clever, I only let him out at night sometimes\u003cbr\u003ewhen everybody's asleep. I say, I know that you're there,\u003cbr\u003eso don't be sad. then I put him back,\u003cbr\u003ebut he's singing a little in there, I haven't quite let him die\u003cbr\u003eand we sleep together like that with our\u003cbr\u003esecret pact and it's nice enough to make a man weep, but I don't weep, do\u003cbr\u003eyou?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBluebird by Charles Bukowski\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBluebirds are associated with hope, happiness and many other things we love. As a result, they have probably appeared in more songs, poems and literature than any other bird. What better way to preserve these values than with a preserved bluebird?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52562591351064,"sku":"bluebird","price":220.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/5800\/5784\/files\/IMG_8479.jpg?v=1787572098","url":"https:\/\/doeandhope.shop\/products\/a-fine-victorian-taxidermy-bluebird-under-a-circular-glass-dome","provider":"doeandhope.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}