Serpent Weathervane

Item Information

Title:
Serpent Weathervane
Description:
Weathervane cut from one piece of wood in the shape of a "serpent." Green painted finish. The tail is in the shape of an arrow, and nails are driven in at the edge to suggest scales.
Date:
1850–1875
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
wood (plant material)
metal
painting (coating)
weathervanes
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Serpentes (suborder)
Wood
Unidentified Metal
Painted
Serpent
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Essex
Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.)
Extent:
45 in. x 4 in. x 1 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/3274
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
Accession #:
1991.1058
Identifier:
3274