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One of Set of weather vanes, depicting scenes from Tam o'Shanter

Key details

Object number
W.1268.10
On display
Yes
Maker
Coleman, Sarah (Artist)

Description

One of ten separate weather vanes each with a different scene from the poem 'Tam o' Shanter' by Robert Burns.

Laser cut silhouette of Tam being beaten with a broom by his wife. Made of black steel with additional pointers for N, E, S and W below.


Object information

Acquisition

29 November 2016

Category

Material

Measurements

  • Depth: 105(cm)
  • Height: 400(cm)
  • Width: 127(cm)

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