Racing Sulky Weathervane

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Racing Sulky Weathervane
Date20th century
PlaceCortland, New York, United States
MediumCopper
Dimensions11 × 32 1/2 in. (27.9 × 82.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.532
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionWeathervanes, eye-catching emblems perched high atop public and private buildings, were the products of specialist colonial artisans during the 1700s. By the second half of the 1800s, commercial production of weathervanes increased significantly with a wide variety of subjects available. Here, a horse and sulky express speedy movement and the rush of the wind.
ProvenanceAcquired by Miss Ima Hogg on September 28, 1969, from Stoney knoll Antiques, Horseheads, NY.

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