{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"137"},"thesconceptsTechnique":{"label":"Technique","value":"http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster13504"},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Gift of Cordelia Hamilton"},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"1905"},"labelText":{"label":"Label Text","value":"Long Island, from the Great South Bay to Montauk Point, was on early site of systematic commercial hunting for wildfowl and shorebirds and was supplying the New York markets by the 1840s. The area, known as \u201cgunners\u2019 paradise,\u201d was famous for its abundance of migratory birds and especially for its shorebirds, which became Long Island\u2019s dominant decoy form. Among the region\u2019s most exception shorebird carvers were members of the large Verity family, which worked in Verity Town (now Seaford). A number of characteristics identify Seaford decoys, including carved eyes and S-Shaped wing patterns joining in a V at the tail."},"sortNumber":{"label":"Sort Number","value":"1963     4    3"},"invno":{"label":"Accession number","value":"1963.4.3"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"decoy"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Paint on wood"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":""},"media":{"label":"Media","value":[{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/428/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs - multiple objects","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"428"},{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/24592/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"24592"},{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/24593/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"24593"}]},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Lesser Yellowlegs"},"geographyCity":{"value":""},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":["Long Island, from the Great South Bay to Montauk Point, was an early site of systematic commercial hunting for wildfowl and shorebirdsand was supplying the New York markets by the 1840s. The area, known as a \"gunners' paradise,\" was famous for its abundance of migratory birds and especially for its shorebirds, which became Long Island's dominant decoy form. Among the region's most exceptional shorebird carvers were members of the large Verity family, which worked in Verity Town (now Seaford). A number of characteristics identify Seaford decoys, including carved eyes and S-shaped wing patterns joining in a V at the tail.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Lesser Yellow Legs,\" in American Anthem: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with American Folk Art Museum, 2001), 367.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","Rare form for this maker and original condition.","SCULPTURE","Decoy"]},"collections":{"label":"Collections","value":["Three Dimensional Works","Wildfowl Decoys"]},"geography":{"label":"Geography","value":""},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"152292"},"geographyState":{"value":"New York"},"thesconceptsMaterials":{"label":"Materials","value":"http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster13504"},"geographyCountry":{"value":"United States"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"people":{"label":"Artist / Maker","value":{"displayOrder":"1","personRole":"Artist","personID":"954","content":"Smith Clinton Verity"}},"classifications":{"label":"Classification(s)","value":"Tools and Equipment"},"textEntries":{"label":"Text Entries","value":["Long Island, from the Great South Bay to Montauk Point, was an early site of systematic commercial hunting for wildfowl and shorebirdsand was supplying the New York markets by the 1840s. The area, known as a \"gunners' paradise,\" was famous for its abundance of migratory birds and especially for its shorebirds, which became Long Island's dominant decoy form. Among the region's most exceptional shorebird carvers were members of the large Verity family, which worked in Verity Town (now Seaford). A number of characteristics identify Seaford decoys, including carved eyes and S-shaped wing patterns joining in a V at the tail.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Lesser Yellow Legs,\" in American Anthem: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with American Folk Art Museum, 2001), 367.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","Rare form for this maker and original condition.","SCULPTURE","Decoy"]},"beginDate":{"label":"Begin Date","value":"1895"},"thesconcepts":{"label":"Terms","value":"http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster13504"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"c. 1900"},"exhibitions":{"label":"Exhibitions","value":[{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Saturday, July 2, 2016 - Monday, September 19, 2016","exhibitionEndISODate":"2016-09-19","exhibitionID":"159","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2016-07-02","exhibitionBeginDate":"2016","exhibitionTitle":"AMERICAN MADE","exhibitionEndDate":"2016"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Thursday, July 11, 2002 - Sunday, January 5, 2003","exhibitionEndISODate":"2003-01-26","exhibitionID":"73","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2002-07-11","exhibitionBeginDate":"2002","exhibitionTitle":"American Anthem","exhibitionEndDate":"2003"}]},"thesconceptsObjecttype":{"label":"Object Type","value":"http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster13504"},"curatorialRemarks":{"label":"Curatorial Remarks","value":""},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"5 × 10 3/8 × 1 1/2\""}}]}