Peafowl Weathervane

primitive iron bird weathervane primitive iron bird weathervane

primitive iron bird weathervane

Tear Sheet


Probably Pennsylvania

Late 18th Century

cut and forged iron

Ht. 12 3/4", W. 14 1/2"

Provenance: Isabel Carleton Wilde (1877-1951), Boston; Edith Gregor Halpert (1900-1970), New York

In The Downtown Gallery’s papers, accessible through the Archives of American Art, Edith Halpert makes note of this weathervane’s original conception and “rigid simplicity suggest[ing] modern sculpture.”

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