This is a carved and painted folk art Peacock that sat on top of a Hen House in Chester Vermont. The peacock was acquired from the grandson (age in 80’s when acquired) of the man who mounted him on the hen house. They raised quail and chickens in the house. The peacock was removed from the top of the house years ago out of fear that it would be shot at. He was then stored in a barn for many years. This dates the peacock to sometime in the mid early to mid 1800’s. The peacock is carved out of separate pieces of wood and pegged together, the body, tail, legs and ball. There appears to be several layers of paint, dark green, light green and white. On the back of the ball there are traces of roofing tar or other black treatment. The wood appears to be white pine and the peacock is very solid with some slight looseness at the places where it was pegged together. The peacock is all original with only one old repair on the back of the neck where a piece of material was attached many years ago. He stands securely on an iron folk art stand and is 35″ tall on the stand and 41″ long. The peacock itself is 41″ long x 30″ tall and 6 wide. The item “Antique Folk Art Carved Wood Painted Peacock From Hen House Shipping Available” is in sale since Monday, February 26, 2018. This item is in the category “Art\Folk Art & Indigenous Art”. The seller is “olegolfguy” and is located in Campbelltown, Pennsylvania. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.
- Type: Sculptures & Carvings
- Material: Wood
- Region of Origin: US-Northeast
- Originality: Original
- Subject: Birds
- Style: Folk Art
- Date of Creation: 1800-1899
