Thermometer - Cast iron - Garden Angel Thermometer

A wall-mounted garden thermometer cast in solid iron and finished in a rich, aged verdigris green patina — that deep, weathered blue-green that old cast and copper garden iron develops after decades outdoors. At its crown sits a winged cherub / putto: a chubby little angel with outstretched wings, his rounded body serving as the very vessel of the instrument.
The thermometer glass tube runs the length of the angel's tapered lower body, with raised Celsius graduations from −20 to +50° (red liquid column). It is a working instrument, not merely a sculpture — hang it by the back door, on a garden wall, a porch post, or a conservatory, and it will take the outdoor reading while warming the whole setting.
The sculptural language is instantly European: the plump little putto descends directly from the cherubs of Renaissance church façades and French country garden ornaments, where angels in cast iron have kept watch over kitchen gardens and cottage courtyards for two centuries. The mottled green-and-brown patina makes it look as though it has already weathered ten seasons in an English rose garden or a Provençal courtyard.