Weathervane

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CultureAmerican

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Weathervane

Datec. 1880–1920

Made inUnited States

MediumSheet copper, iron, wood, and paint

Dimensions80 × 28 1/2 × 22 in. (203.2 × 72.4 × 55.9 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.76.217.A,.B

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

SCULPTURE

Provenance[Boston Antique Exchange, Boston, Massachusetts]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, October 5, 1925; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg, 1975; given to MFAH, 1976.
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