Enhance your mid-century kitchen collection or baking routine with this delightful Vintage Shawnee Pottery Pie Bird Vent. Manufactured in the 1940s to 1950s—often featured as a popular Pillsbury advertising premium—this charming ceramic figurine features a creamy off-white long-necked body accented by a pastel pink pedestal base, soft pink beak, and vibrant hand-painted green wings and eyes.
Designed as a functional kitchen gadget, it is placed in the center of double-crust pies to release steam through its open beak, keeping your crusts beautifully crisp and preventing delicious fillings from boiling over in the oven. Whether you plan to put it to work on your next fruit pie or display it alongside your favorite farmhouse cottagecore collectibles, this classic piece of Americana is a true conversation starter.