Molded and Gilded Sheet Copper Horse and Sulky Weathervane

Molded and Gilded Sheet Copper Horse and Sulky Weathervane, J.L. Mott Iron Works, New York, c. 1890, full-body form with reins and whip, the rider on a two-wheel sulky, with custom stand, ht. 23, lg. 41 in.

Literature: Weathervanes, Three Centuries of a Pennsylvania Folk Art Tradition, p. 41, no. 39.

Exhibitions: Weathervanes, Three Centuries of a Pennsylvania Folk Art Tradition, PHMC Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, March-December 31, 2016; and Racing, A Need for Speed, Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle, May 12-September 9, 2018.