Rooster weathervane, c. 1860
Unknown artist, United Statesexpand_more
Ironexpand_more
Gift of John and Elizabeth Driscollexpand_more 2004.177.2
Not on Viewexpand_more
For townspeople of the 1700s and 1800s in America, reading the weather was simply a matter of looking up. Weathervanes graced the roofs of meeting halls and churches in the town center. Farmers and others who lived outside of town often made their own weathervanes. Early examples like this highly stylized rooster from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, were usually two-dimensional and hand cut from wood or sheet metal.
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- Title
- Rooster weathervane
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- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2004.177.2
- Curator Approved
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