Paddle Wheel Steamer Weathervane

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description (Brief)
Depicting a paddle wheel steamer. There are two two smoke stacks, two paddle wheels with 10 spokes, a walking beam, a pilot house with doors and a window, and three decks with a railing around the second deck.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
The Eleanor and Mabel Van Alstyne American Folk Art Collection
1825-1865
ID Number
CL.65.0907
accession number
256396
catalog number
65.0907
collector/donor number
S-84
Object Name
weathervane
Physical Description
paint (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 56 cm x 63.5 cm; 22 1/16 in x 25 in
where used
United States
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Culture and the Arts: Folk Art
Cultures & Communities
Art
National Museum of American History
depicted
Steamships
Record ID
nmah_894776
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-31e7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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