Gabriel with Horn Weathervane

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Description (Brief):

Depicting Gabriel with a horn. Figure of a flying cherub, right knee is bent, holding a horn to lips with both hands. There is a vertical support through the left arm.

Date Made: ca 1883

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: MassachusettsLocation Where Used: United States

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Folk Art, Cultures & Communities, Art

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Credit Line: The Eleanor and Mabel Van Alstyne American Folk Art Collection

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: CL.65.0903Catalog Number: 65.903Accession Number: 256396Collector/Donor Number: S-81

Object Name: weathervane

Physical Description: copper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 81.2 cm; x 31 15/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-c0a8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_661946

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