On View
Not on viewFish weathervane
Date1800s
Dimensions34 x 80.2 x 2.5 cm (13 3/8 x 31 9/16 x 1 in.)
Credit LineCod weathervane, unknown maker, American, 19th century. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Mr. Russell H. Kettell; M316.
Object numberM316
DescriptionWood, unidentified (pine?). Cod fish?, cut out of one piece of wood. Profile of a fish. One fin at top and two on bottom. Split tail with one piece curving up, the other curving down. Saw cut for mouth, with edges of cut carved away. Painted: fins, tail, mouth, eyes, stripe down sides of body all in black; belly, orange; top of sides, white; top edge, black. Paint much faded.
Object number: H1612A