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“BISHOP’S HAND” BANNER WEATHERVANE

Creator: J. W. Fiske & Company (Attributed)
Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Attributed to Fiske & Company, New York
Ca. 1880-1900.
Sheet copper, copper tubing, cast zinc

Provenance: Private collection, Pennsylvania.
A manicule, from the Latin maniculum or ‘little hand’, is a punctuation mark, consisting of a hand with an extended index finger, to direct attention to important text.
The manicule, also known by numerous other names such as bishop’s hand, was in common usage between the 12th and 18th centuries. Although now rarely used in text, the manicule survives as a pleasingly fanciful and delightfully stylized visual symbol in signage and printed advertisements, as is seen here, as an indicator for something of note.

Dimensions: 14 1/2" h., 26" w.

More Information

Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Copper, Cast Zinc.
Condition:	Great, retains a wonderful verdigris surface.
Creation Date:	1880 - 1900
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art, Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	322078

Dimensions

W.	26 in;	H.	14.5 in;
W.	66.04 cm;	H.	36.83 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.

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