LAST CHANCE Moose Weathervane Ornament NIB/NWT Holiday Christmas Copper Patina

Moose Weathervane Ornament NIB/NWT Holiday Christmas Tree Copper Metal Patina Rustic Farmhouse Theme Ornament is NIB, removed only to photograph & verify condition. Approx. 4.5” tall From the tag: “COPPER MERMAID ornaments replicate the Americana art form of early weathervanes with either a handcrafted verdigris finish or polished brass for your enjoyment all year long. Made in New England THE HISTORY OF WEATHERVANES Ninth century folklore notes that weathervanes became popular due to a papal edict that a rooster, the emblem of St. Peter, top every Christian church. The marriage of these three-dimen-sional weather-cocks to the metal insignia banners (fanes) of the Middle Ages begot the use of weathervanes as architectural adorn-ments. In mid-seventeenth century America, weathervanes forecasted the weather for the farmer and mariner. Colonial craftsmen created original forms of handcrafted silhouette or three dimensional weathervanes. After the Revolution, imaginative copper and tin-smiths fashioned a variety of barnyard animals or figures representing coastal life, or whatever the property owner wished to have for a weathervane form.” Prefect for: Christmas, holiday gift, rustic, farmhouse, nature lovers, moose fans, animal lovers, history buffs, Secret Santa, stocking stuffer, gift idea