{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"1034"},"copyright":{"label":"Copyright","value":"The American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain."},"thesconceptsTechnique":{"label":"Technique","value":"http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster14852"},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Gift of Robert Bishop"},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"1870"},"sortNumber":{"label":"Sort Number","value":"1985    37   14"},"invno":{"label":"Accession number","value":"1985.37.14"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"Pair of full figure solid cast iron doorstops in the form a Amish couple. The man with full black beard, black flat-brimmed hat, orange jacket, red shirt, blue pants and brown shoes; the woman with light blue bonnet, pink apron and blue long-sleeved dress. One black shoe pokes out form under skirt. Man stands on rectangular base, woman on frasy mound. Cast from two-part mold."},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Paint on cast iron"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":["Lancaster","Wrightsville"]},"media":{"label":"Media","value":{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/24453/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"24453"}},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Door Stops in the Form of Amish Couple"},"geographyCity":{"value":["Lancaster","Wrightsville"]},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":["Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org","Doorstops or \"door porters\" originated in England in the 18th century. Originally cast in brass, by 1820 they were being manufactured inexpensively in Sheffield, usually painted or bronzed to simulate brass. They were often modelled after popular themes or famous people, but animal and flower motifs were much more common than figural pieces. Cast iron doorstops became increasingly popular after the Civil War because of improved casting methods. This pair was thought to come from Lancaster in 1894. However, Wilton Products, Inc, the oldest manufacture of hand cast iron reproductions in the country, was best known for its Amish Family designs and perhaps this unsigned pair can be attributed to the Wilton Company."]},"bibliography":{"label":"Bibliography","value":""},"collections":{"label":"Collections","value":"Three Dimensional Works"},"geography":{"label":"Geography","value":["Lancaster","Wrightsville"]},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"152938"},"geographyState":{"value":["Pennsylvania","Pennsylvania"]},"thesconceptsMaterials":{"label":"Materials","value":"http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster14852"},"geographyCountry":{"value":["United States","United States"]},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"people":{"label":"Artist / Maker","value":{"displayOrder":"1","personRole":"Manufacturer","personID":"955","content":"Wilton Products, Inc."}},"classifications":{"label":"Classification(s)","value":"Furniture/Furnishings"},"textEntries":{"label":"Text Entries","value":["Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org","Doorstops or \"door porters\" originated in England in the 18th century. Originally cast in brass, by 1820 they were being manufactured inexpensively in Sheffield, usually painted or bronzed to simulate brass. They were often modelled after popular themes or famous people, but animal and flower motifs were much more common than figural pieces. Cast iron doorstops became increasingly popular after the Civil War because of improved casting methods. This pair was thought to come from Lancaster in 1894. However, Wilton Products, Inc, the oldest manufacture of hand cast iron reproductions in the country, was best known for its Amish Family designs and perhaps this unsigned pair can be attributed to the Wilton Company."]},"beginDate":{"label":"Begin Date","value":"1870"},"thesconcepts":{"label":"Terms","value":"http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster14852"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"1870"},"thesconceptsObjecttype":{"label":"Object Type","value":"http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster14852"},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"Each: 8 x 2 x 2 \" (20.3 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm)"}}]}