Unknown American
Weathervane

Weathervane

Public Domain

Maker
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • 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
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Provenance[Boston Antique Exchange, Boston, Massachusetts]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, October 5, 1925; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg, 1975; given to MFAH, 1976.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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