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Rooster Weathervane
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington D.C., Verenigde Staten
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- Ongewijzigd sinds
- 25 sep 2026
- Bron
- De eigen collectiegegevens van het museum
About the sculpture
The first known weather vane sat on top of the Tower of the Winds in Athens during the first century BC. The rooster weather vane, or weathercock, appeared a thousand years later when a papal edict announced that every church must carry the symbol of a rooster. This was to remind the faithful of Peter’s betrayal of Jesus, who said that the cock would not crow until Peter had denied him three times. In the nineteenth century, people made weather vanes showing everyday activities. Horses represented transportation, sport, and social status, and many craftsmen made weather vanes of record-winning racehorses. (Charles Klamkin, Weather Vanes, 1973)
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- 1992.12.4
What it shows
In de catalogus
Bronnen
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: the museum's own open data · opgehaald 5 dagen geleden
- Afbeelding: Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0