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Rooster Weathervane

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1750-1800

GUSN

GUSN-8266

Description

Wooden weathervane of a rooster, carved in the round. Hole on bottom for mounting pin.

Details

Descriptive Terms

weathervanes
wood (plant material)
carving (processes)
painting (coating)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
red jungle fowl
weathervanes
Rooster
Wood
Carved
Painted
Weather Vane
Weathervane

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

22 x 34 x 3 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1992.640

Places

Maine (United States)

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