Whirligig garden ornament

NameSculpture

CultureAmerican

Datemid-20th century

Place madeUnited States, North America

MediumWood, porcelain, metal

Dimensions10 1/4 × 12 5/8 × 18 1/8 in. (26 × 32 × 46 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Joan Pearson Watkins Revocable Trust, A.2017.6.12

Object numberA.2017.6.12

DescriptionWhirligig with metal propellors, wooden supports, and porcelian figure. Front of the piece has six propellors (three on top in a triangle, three on the bottom in a line), behind the propellors is a porcelian figure of a woman on the wooden base.