{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"1562"},"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/termMaster25002"},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Museum purchase with funds provided by the Amicus Foundation, Inc."},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"1810"},"labelText":{"label":"Label Text","value":""},"sortNumber":{"label":"Sort Number","value":"1981    12   11"},"invno":{"label":"Accession number","value":"1981.12.11"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Paint on wood"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":""},"media":{"label":"Media","value":{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1254/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"1254"}},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Hanging Candle Box"},"geographyCity":{"value":""},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":["The population of the Connecticut River Valley in the late 18th early 19th C. was fairly homogenous, principally of English extraction. This is reflected in the decorative carved motifs on this piece which reflect an English medieval carving tradition. These motifs in combination with hearts often denote a Conn origin, but the rayed pinwheel, star and flower are often found in Mass, as well. **For more about PPM see Loans Out file.","The early population of the Connecticut River Valley was principally of English origin. This homogeneous heritage is reflected in construction techniques and aesthetic preferences that were prevalent in England and were retained and used in America. This candle box belongs to a group of similar late-eighteenth-century utilitarian forms that feature vigorous compass-scribed decorative motifs of pinwheels, flowers, and radiating stars. The compass designs have precedents in carved and painted decoration on case furniture of the region, as well as gravestone imagery, where they often cap the ends of the stone. The rigid geometry of the medallions and the manner in which they are placed demonstrate the persistence of aesthetic ideas and the conservative nature of New England society, as the compass motifs may be vestiges of the earlier Mannerist visual traditions that had a profound influence on the decorative arts in New England in the seventeenth century.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Hanging Candle Box,\" in American Anthem: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with American Folk Art Museum, 2001), 296.","SCULPTURE","Hanging candlebox featuring tall backboard with \"C\" scroll-shaped crest. Shallow box at base rabbeted construction. Box with incised and painted decorative carving front and sides painted yellow circle, sides; and geometric \"honeycomb\" LS and RS,front. Backboard with three rayed pinwheels TL, TR, BC; three six-pointed stars TC, BL BR; large central radiating compass design with yellow \"checkered\" paint; the back with traces of dark green paint and black outline on edges. Bback with partially incised motif, remains of leather strap for hanging."]},"bibliography":{"label":"Bibliography","value":"Treasures of Folk Art: Museum of American Folk Art"},"collections":{"label":"Collections","value":"Three Dimensional Works"},"geography":{"label":"Geography","value":""},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"153201"},"geographyState":{"value":"Connecticut"},"thesconceptsMaterials":{"label":"Materials","value":"http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster25002"},"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":"Containers"},"textEntries":{"label":"Text Entries","value":["The population of the Connecticut River Valley in the late 18th early 19th C. was fairly homogenous, principally of English extraction. This is reflected in the decorative carved motifs on this piece which reflect an English medieval carving tradition. These motifs in combination with hearts often denote a Conn origin, but the rayed pinwheel, star and flower are often found in Mass, as well. **For more about PPM see Loans Out file.","The early population of the Connecticut River Valley was principally of English origin. This homogeneous heritage is reflected in construction techniques and aesthetic preferences that were prevalent in England and were retained and used in America. This candle box belongs to a group of similar late-eighteenth-century utilitarian forms that feature vigorous compass-scribed decorative motifs of pinwheels, flowers, and radiating stars. The compass designs have precedents in carved and painted decoration on case furniture of the region, as well as gravestone imagery, where they often cap the ends of the stone. The rigid geometry of the medallions and the manner in which they are placed demonstrate the persistence of aesthetic ideas and the conservative nature of New England society, as the compass motifs may be vestiges of the earlier Mannerist visual traditions that had a profound influence on the decorative arts in New England in the seventeenth century.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Hanging Candle Box,\" in American Anthem: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with American Folk Art Museum, 2001), 296.","SCULPTURE","Hanging candlebox featuring tall backboard with \"C\" scroll-shaped crest. Shallow box at base rabbeted construction. Box with incised and painted decorative carving front and sides painted yellow circle, sides; and geometric \"honeycomb\" LS and RS,front. Backboard with three rayed pinwheels TL, TR, BC; three six-pointed stars TC, BL BR; large central radiating compass design with yellow \"checkered\" paint; the back with traces of dark green paint and black outline on edges. Bback with partially incised motif, remains of leather strap for hanging."]},"beginDate":{"label":"Begin Date","value":"1790"},"thesconcepts":{"label":"Terms","value":"http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster25002"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"1790\u20131810"},"exhibitions":{"label":"Exhibitions","value":[{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Monday, August 26, 2019 - Sunday, January 3, 2021","exhibitionEndISODate":"2021-01-03","exhibitionID":"241","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2019-08-26","exhibitionBeginDate":"2019","exhibitionTitle":"Six Decades Collecting Self-Taught Art","exhibitionEndDate":"2021"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"1983-1988","exhibitionEndISODate":"1988","exhibitionID":"292","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"1983","exhibitionBeginDate":"1983","exhibitionTitle":"American Folk Art: Expressions of a New Spirit","exhibitionEndDate":"1988"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"1993\u20132001","exhibitionEndISODate":"2001-10","exhibitionID":"64","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"1993-10-05","exhibitionBeginDate":"1993","exhibitionTitle":"America's Heritage","exhibitionEndDate":"2001"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Wednesday, February 24, 1982 - Sunday, September 19, 1982","exhibitionEndISODate":"1982-09-19","exhibitionID":"14","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"1982-02-24","exhibitionBeginDate":"1982","exhibitionTitle":"Folk Art Masterpieces","exhibitionEndDate":"1982"},{"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/termMaster25002"},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"24 5/8 × 12 3/4 × 5 3/8\""}}]}