Weathervane

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Weathervane

Entry/Object ID

GHS 875

Description

Cast iron weathervane in the form of a large male figure (an Indian, perhaps) with a bow and arrow at the ready. One side is coated in black pigment, the other side is partially coated in maroon pigment.

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Height

67 in

Width

32 in

Material

Iron

Provenance

Notes

GHS True Accession Book, "Iron weather vane of Indian with bow and arrow from the John Wister Barn in Vernon Park, December 9, 1918."