Swan roof ornament on carved base. Body whitewashed over green paint. Beak painted green. Nail and screw construction. Tack eyes.
weathervanes
carving (processes)
painting (coating)
pine (wood)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Cygnus (genus)
Carved
Painted
Pine
Swan
Weather Vane
Weathervane
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
11 3/4 x 12 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.734
Massachusetts (United States)
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