Cockrel Weathervane

Item Information

Title:
Cockrel Weathervane
Description:
Wooden cockerel weathervane. Fairly slender with highly stylized intertwining (carved separately) bold crest and wattles. Carved narrow eye. Large claw feet grip a rectangular base. Carved on both sides. Traces of old black, red, and yellow paint.
Date:
1876–1899
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
carving (processes)
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
weathervanes
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
weathervanes
Wood
Painted
Carved
Weather Vane
Places:
New Hampshire
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Essex
Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.)
Extent:
16 3/4 in. x 17 1/2 in. x 1 3/8 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/2382
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
Accession #:
1991.403
Identifier:
2382