Minneapolis Institute of Art

Rooster weathervane

United States (New York)

Date

c. 1890

Medium

Copper, iron, pigment

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

This handmade weathervane perched proudly atop a barn in Red Hook, New York, until it was sold in the 1970s. It is made of pieces cut from sheet copper, riveted and wired together. The original surface was later painted, resulting in the crackling you see today. United States, Americas

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