![]() ![]() "Dove of Peace" is loaned by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association to the American Folk Art Museum for an exhibit on weather vanes. (John Bigelow Taylor/American Folk Art Museum via AP) John Bigelow Taylor/AP Show More Show Less 2 of5 This image provided by the American Folk Art Museum shows a Dove of Peace weather vane. ![]() ![]() A relatively simple design, it depicts the body and distinctive curved beak of the shorebird in gold-leafed sheet metal, and once sat atop the Curlew Bay sportsmen's club in Seaville, New Jersey. The museum's curator, Emelie Gevalt, said one of her favorite pieces in the exhibit is the museum's own "Hudsonian Curlew." The 1874 piece is large, nearly 7 feet tall and 4 feet wide. 1 of5 This image provided by the American Folk Art Museum shows the Hudsonian Curlew weather vane.
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