Banner-shaped vane with "1765" in perforated numerals: shaft is topped by ball; dove sitting on a rod serves as the counter weight; rip in pendant is mended by two strips of copper attached by means of four rivets each.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Maker
Date made
1765
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
See description
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
12-1/8 in
Width
20-1/2 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 12 1/8 x 20 1/2 in. (30.8 x 52.1 cm)
Material
copper
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Object was conserved by Scott Merritt for display at the new Regional History Center in March 2011; weathervane was cleaned with soft brush; bottom of ball top was consolidated and attached to pole with 25% acryloid B-72; copper filler was secured in place; fragile fragments were reinforced with Japanese tissue; repairs were in-painted; signs of age still evident, such as rip in metal under "5" and on ball element; hole in back of bird's neck.
Notes
Remarks: Heavily oxidized with crude old repairs and rips in metal.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Washington Irving (1783-1859)
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
For Visions exhibition, packed in Crate #20.
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Conference Room (Second Floor)
