DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Thermometer
NameThermometer Tramp Art
CultureSwedish - American
Date1899
Place madeHartford, Connecticut, United States
MediumWood, glass, metal, paper
Dimensions11 9/16 × 3 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (29.4 × 9.5 × 3.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2017.17.8
Object numberFA.2017.17.8
DescriptionThe thermometer and case is comprised of a tramp art style frame, with a glass thermometer mounted on a piece of wood at the center of the frame. The thermometer is made of glass with a paper tube inside the glass that indicates the temperature.
Artist Not Recorded
1923-1933
April 1916
1950s
Artist Not Recorded