{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"1396"},"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/termMaster22629"},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Francis S. Andrews"},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"1805"},"sortNumber":{"label":"Sort Number","value":"1982     6    4"},"invno":{"label":"Accession number","value":"1982.6.4"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"Large, very heavy silhouette vane in form of transitional phoenix/eagle with ferocious head and open beak, outspread flamelike wings and shield on breast with thirteen stripes and six-pointed stars; (p) R claw holds crossed arrows. Mounted on shaft of arrow and ball. Verticle rod passes through ring and causing separately applied to (P) L wing and ring on arrow, below. Arrowhead and ball soldered in two pieces either side of shaft and reinforced in back. Traces of gilding remain."},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Cast bell metal"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":""},"media":{"label":"Media","value":{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1302/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"1302"}},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Eagle and Shield Weathervane"},"geographyCity":{"value":""},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":["On June 20, 1782, the bald eagle became the national symbol of the newly established United States of America with the adoption of the Great Seal. The process of designing the seal had taken six years, and once it was ratified, the eagle and shield became one of the most popular images in American decorative arts. This early depiction of the American eagle retains characteristics associated with another bird used symbolically in early America, the mythological phoenix, which rises reborn from its own ashes. The phoenix often was portrayed on fire marks and other devices associated with firefighting. It presents a fiercer aspect than the bald eagle and has an extra curve to the neck.The six-pointed stars on the shield are also indicative of an early date, as the motif had been replaced by five-pointed stars later in the nineteenth century. This weathervane is fashioned from heavy bell metal, and it has been speculated that it was cast and wrought either at the Boston foundry established by Paul Revere in 1787 or in Canton, sixteen miles south of Boston, where Revere eventually moved his operations. According to tradition, the weathervane originally was raised on top of the Old State House in Boston and later removed to the town hall in either Clinton or Spencer, Massachusetts, where it stayed until about 1925; neither location, however, has been verified.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Eagle and Shield Weathervane,\" in American Anthem: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with American Folk Art Museum, 2001), 303.","SCULPTURE","There are two conflicting stories about the origon of this vane: the donor states That it was removed from the old State House in Boston and taken to Clinton, MA where it was stationed on one of the town buildings. When the building was torn down c.1925, the architect of the new building brought the vane to his home in N. Waterford. It passed to his daughter and to a couple who brought the Halcott farm, the vane was stationed atop a town building in Spencer, MA. Neither location has been verified. Mr. Andrews further states that the composition of the material was analyzed (report missing) and found to be the exact composition of the bell metal used by the Revere foundry and was supposedly from an area very near Revere foundry. This has not been substantinated. With the adoption of the Great Seal in 1782, the eagle became a popular design motif. After the War of 1812, when American freedom was firmly established, the eagle was to be found on ladie's fans, dinner plates, fabrics and wall coveribgs and items of domestic manufacture such as butter molds. This early piece appears to be transitional between the previously popular phoneix and evolving eagle form. The six-pointed stars found on the shield were favored in the latter part of the 18th century as opposed tot he later five-pointed stars.","Large, very heavy silhouette vane in form of transitional phoenix/eagle with ferocious head and open beak, outspread flamelike wings and shield on breast with thirteen stripes and six-pointed stars; (p) R claw holds crossed arrows. Mounted on shaft of arrow and ball. Verticle rod passes through ring and causing separately applied to (P) L wing and ring on arrow, below. Arrowhead and ball soldered in two pieces either side of shaft and reinforced in back. Traces of gilding remain."]},"bibliography":{"label":"Bibliography","value":""},"collections":{"label":"Collections","value":["Three Dimensional Works","eMuseum - Collection Highlights"]},"geography":{"label":"Geography","value":""},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"153161"},"geographyState":{"value":"Massachusetts"},"thesconceptsMaterials":{"label":"Materials","value":"http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster22629"},"geographyCountry":{"value":"United States"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"people":{"label":"Artist / Maker","value":{"displayOrder":"1","personRole":"Artist","personID":"103","content":"Artist unidentified"}},"classifications":{"label":"Classification(s)","value":"Architecture"},"textEntries":{"label":"Text Entries","value":["On June 20, 1782, the bald eagle became the national symbol of the newly established United States of America with the adoption of the Great Seal. The process of designing the seal had taken six years, and once it was ratified, the eagle and shield became one of the most popular images in American decorative arts. This early depiction of the American eagle retains characteristics associated with another bird used symbolically in early America, the mythological phoenix, which rises reborn from its own ashes. The phoenix often was portrayed on fire marks and other devices associated with firefighting. It presents a fiercer aspect than the bald eagle and has an extra curve to the neck.The six-pointed stars on the shield are also indicative of an early date, as the motif had been replaced by five-pointed stars later in the nineteenth century. This weathervane is fashioned from heavy bell metal, and it has been speculated that it was cast and wrought either at the Boston foundry established by Paul Revere in 1787 or in Canton, sixteen miles south of Boston, where Revere eventually moved his operations. According to tradition, the weathervane originally was raised on top of the Old State House in Boston and later removed to the town hall in either Clinton or Spencer, Massachusetts, where it stayed until about 1925; neither location, however, has been verified.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Eagle and Shield Weathervane,\" in American Anthem: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with American Folk Art Museum, 2001), 303.","SCULPTURE","There are two conflicting stories about the origon of this vane: the donor states That it was removed from the old State House in Boston and taken to Clinton, MA where it was stationed on one of the town buildings. When the building was torn down c.1925, the architect of the new building brought the vane to his home in N. Waterford. It passed to his daughter and to a couple who brought the Halcott farm, the vane was stationed atop a town building in Spencer, MA. Neither location has been verified. Mr. Andrews further states that the composition of the material was analyzed (report missing) and found to be the exact composition of the bell metal used by the Revere foundry and was supposedly from an area very near Revere foundry. This has not been substantinated. With the adoption of the Great Seal in 1782, the eagle became a popular design motif. After the War of 1812, when American freedom was firmly established, the eagle was to be found on ladie's fans, dinner plates, fabrics and wall coveribgs and items of domestic manufacture such as butter molds. This early piece appears to be transitional between the previously popular phoneix and evolving eagle form. The six-pointed stars found on the shield were favored in the latter part of the 18th century as opposed tot he later five-pointed stars.","Large, very heavy silhouette vane in form of transitional phoenix/eagle with ferocious head and open beak, outspread flamelike wings and shield on breast with thirteen stripes and six-pointed stars; (p) R claw holds crossed arrows. Mounted on shaft of arrow and ball. Verticle rod passes through ring and causing separately applied to (P) L wing and ring on arrow, below. Arrowhead and ball soldered in two pieces either side of shaft and reinforced in back. Traces of gilding remain."]},"beginDate":{"label":"Begin Date","value":"1795"},"thesconcepts":{"label":"Terms","value":"http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster22629"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"c. 1800"},"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":"Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - Sunday, January 2, 2022","exhibitionEndISODate":"2022-01-02","exhibitionID":"255","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2021-06-23","exhibitionBeginDate":"2021","exhibitionTitle":"American Weathervanes","exhibitionEndDate":"2022"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Wednesday, January 12, 1983 - Tuesday, May 31, 1983","exhibitionEndISODate":"1983-05-31","exhibitionID":"116","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"1983-01-12","exhibitionBeginDate":"1983","exhibitionTitle":"The Shape of Things","exhibitionEndDate":"1983"},{"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/termMaster22629"},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"36 × 43 1/2 × 4\""}}]}