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| Grasshopper weathervane on Faneuil Hall. Boston, MA. | Weather vane atop United First Parish Church. Quincy, MA. | Cupola with pineapple finial atop Massachusetts State House. Boston, MA. | Dome atop Quincy Market building at Faneuil Hall Market with cow weathervane. Boston, MA. |
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| Cow weather vane. New Caanan, CT. | Weather vane dated 1666 atop Stone Library at Peacefield. Quincy, MA. | Native American with bow & arrow copper weathervane (c1875-85) by J. Harris & Son of Boston at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA. | Grasshopper copper weathervane (c1875-99) attrib. to L.W. Cushing & Son of Waltham at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA. |
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| Sheep copper weathervane (c1875-99) by L.W. Cushing & Son of Waltham or J.W. Fiske of New York City at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA. | Horse & sulky weathervane (19thC) by J.L. Mott at Mingei Museum. San Diego, CA. | Carved finial with snake holding apple (1813) in Mission San Luis Rey. Oceanside, CA. | Ship weather vane atop Freedom Tower. Miami, FL. |
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| Dragon weather vane atop Sir John Bennett Jewelry Shop at Greenfield Village. Dearborn, MI. | Seahorse weathervane of Vizcaya Museum. Miami, FL. | First Baptist Meeting House spire weather vane. Providence, RI. | Cupola & weather vane of United States Bankruptcy Courthouse. Tallahassee, FL. |
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| Finial & cupola atop dome of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Corner tower finial detail of Iowa State Capitol. Des Moines, IA. | Finials & round roof window openings of Octagon House. Irvington, NY. | Tower details of Kirtland Temple. Kirtland, OH. |
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| Bargeboard & finial of Koch-Mays House in Garden District. New Orleans, LA. | Finial detail of Lyndhurst. Tarrytown, NY. | Windmill (1894) by Flint & Walling Mfg. Co. of Kendallville, IN atop tower at James A. Garfield NHS. Mentor, OH. | Tower finial of Frick Mansion. Pittsburgh, PA. |
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| Finial details of Beth Shalom Synagogue. Philadelphia, PA. | Roof & finial First Christian Church. Phoenix, AZ. | Finial atop round tower of Hale House at Heritage Square Museum. Los Angeles, CA. | Clock tower detail with weather vane of Pueblo Union Depot. Pueblo, CO. |
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| Cow weathervane at Santa Fe Trail Museum. Trinidad, CO. | Decorative finials of Stanley-Whitman House. Farmington, CT. | Collection of weather vanes at Phelps-Hathaway House. Suffield, CT. | Goddess of Liberty weather vane with 45 star American flag by Cushing & White at Phelps-Hathaway House. Suffield, CT. |
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| Ship, pig & peacock weather vanes at Phelps-Hathaway House. Suffield, CT. | Horse-drawn fire hose cart finial (1883) by A.B. & W.T. Westervelt at Phelps-Hathaway House. Suffield, CT. | Weathervane & balcony of Vizcaya Museum. Miami, FL. | Grasshopper weather vane on dome of Faneuil Hall. Boston, MA. |
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| Collection of weathervane (1860s-90s) at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA. | Finial atop old iron works house at Saugus Iron Works. Boston, MA. | Weather vane atop Concord Museum. Concord, MA. | Eagle finial of Lowell City Hall. Lowell, MA. |
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| Clock tower crown with weather vane at Boott Cotton Mills. Lowell, MA. | Sailing ship finial atop Seaman's Bethel. New Bedford, MA. | Whale finial atop New Bedford Whaling Museum. New Bedford, MA. | Ship weather vane atop Plymouth Center for the Arts. Plymouth, MA. |
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| Visitor center roofline & weathervane at Lewis-Bingham-Waggoner Estate. Independence, MO. | Lady Justice, clock tower & weathervane atop Shelby County Courthouse. Sidney, OH. | "Ethan Allen to Sulkey" weathervane (c1870) by Cushing & White of Waltham, MA at Bennington Museum. Bennington, VT. | Detail of "Ethan Allen to Sulkey" weathervane (c1870) by Cushing & White of Waltham, MA at Bennington Museum. Bennington, VT. |
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| Barre's Firehouse Weathervane with hook & ladder wagon & horses (c1905) by W.A. Snow Iron Works of Boston at Vermont History Center. Barre, VT. | Barre's Firehouse Weathervane with hook & ladder wagon & horses (c1905) by W.A. Snow Iron Works of Boston at Vermont History Center. Barre, VT. | Driver detail of Barre's Firehouse Weathervane (c1905) at Vermont History Center. Barre, VT. | Weathervanes at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT. |
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| Carved wood mermaid weathervane (1825-50) by Warren Gould Roby of Wayland, MA at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT. | Copper centaur weathervane (late 19thC) attrib. A.L. Jewell & Co. at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT. | Copper horse like those found on weathervanes at Billings Farm & Museum. Woodstock, VT. | Finial atop Museum of Zoology. Barcelona, Spain. |
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| Bat-like creature of finial on chimney atop Palau Güell. Barcelona, Spain. | Bat-like creature of finial on chimney atop Palau Güell. Barcelona, Spain. | Dome & finials atop Palace of Catalan Music. Barcelona, Spain. | Filigreed finial detail in courtyard of Hotel Dieu. Beaune, France. |
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| Finials over courtyard of Hotel Dieu. Beaune, France. | Finials over courtyard of Hotel Dieu. Beaune, France. | American angel weathervane (c1810) at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY. | American eagle weathervane (18thC) at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY. |
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| American liberty weathervane (1876) at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY. | Sulky weather vein at Millard Fillmore House. East Aurora, NY. | Rochester's Mercury Statue (1881) by Guernsey Mitchell formerly atop tobacco factory, remounted on Aqueduct Building (1973). Rochester, NY. | Architectural elements from Texas homes by Rudolph Melchior who came to Texas from Germany (1853) at Institute of Texan Cultures. San Antonio, TX. |
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| Architectural elements from Texas homes by Rudolph Melchior who came to Texas from Germany (1853) at Institute of Texan Cultures. San Antonio, TX. | Weather vane on carriage house at McFaddin-Ward House. Beaumont, TX. | Fish weathervane (late 19thC) from Quebec at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON. | Flying dragon weathervane (early 20thC) from Quebec at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON. |
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| Weathercock of sheet iron (late 19thC) from Quebec at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON. | Beaver weathervane (early 20thC) from Quebec at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON. |
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