barn stars
Farmhouse decorative medallions
Barn stars are decorative metal or wooden stars, typically five-pointed, mounted on the exteriors of barns and houses.
Originally associated with Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, they were thought to bring good luck or ward off evil.
Modern barn stars are largely ornamental, signaling rustic or country aesthetics: The farmhouse had a red barn star above the garage door.
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- decorRoom's visual arrangement
- hex signPainted protective folk symbol
- ironworkObjects shaped from heated metal
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
good luck · good fortune · Pennsylvania Dutch · folk art · folk magic · charm · powwow · ornamentation · farm country · traditions · Americana · protection · talismans · emblem · folklore · heritage · old world · Amish culture
- Amish Countrybuggies, buggy rides, horse and buggy, quilts, quilt shops
- farm antiquesbutter churns, milk cans, milk bottles, egg baskets, cowbells
- folk craftsbasketry, basket weaving, quilting, quilts, embroidery
- Pennsylvania HeritagePennsylvania Dutch, hex signs, German settlers, heart motifs, redware
- Amish goodsquilts, baskets, baked goods, jams, jellies
- AmericanaAmerican flag, Fourth of July, bald eagle, Thanksgiving, apple pie
barn starsweathervanes
Rooftop wind indicators
lightning rods · cupolas · ventilators · farm equipment · gutters
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