Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Weather Vane |
Object ID # |
1992.9.5 |
Title |
Joseph Cassel's weather vane, ca.1840. |
Place of Origin |
Southeastern Pennsylvania |
Date |
1840 ca |
Material |
Tin, iron |
Dimensions |
W-24.75 L-40.5 inches |
Description |
Flat cut-out of thin sheet metal painted red; quite rusty. Mounted on a metal rod and stand. The weather vane is in the shape of an American Indian, with headress and holding a bow. |
Provenance |
Came from the barn of Preacher Joseph Cassel (1799-1868), of the Plains Mennonite Congregation, formerly located on Allentown Road in Towamencin Township (at the site of the present Schwenkfeld Manor), near Lansdale, Pa. |
Source |
Gift of Alpheus C. Allebach |