{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"2199"},"copyright":{"label":"Copyright","value":"The American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain."},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Gift of Cordelia Hamilton in honor of Ralph Esmerian"},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"1899"},"sortNumber":{"label":"Sort Number","value":"1995     2    1"},"invno":{"label":"Accession number","value":"1995.2.1"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Paint on wood with leather ears (replaced)"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":"Carlisle"},"media":{"label":"Media","value":{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/2551/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"2551"}},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Horse Pull Toy"},"geographyCity":{"value":"Carlisle"},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":["SCULPTURE","A revolution in American attitudes toward children erupted in the years following the War of Independence. Influenced by the philosophies of the Enlightenment, there was a growing recognition of childhood as a separate stage of development with its own needs\u2014both psychological and material. Clothing designed specifically for children to play in and an increasing number of toys and educational playthings were among the manifestations of the new culture of the child. These toys not only entertained, however, but prepared their young users for the roles they were to assume later in life. Horses, soldiers, hoops, and whips were appropriate for boys, while dolls, doll furniture, and other domestic props were clearly intended to guide young girls toward motherhood and keeping house. Some toys, such as games bound parents and children together and reinforced the nuclear family constellation that had emerged during this period. Stacy C. Hollander, \"Horse Pull Toy,\" in American Anthem: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with American Folk Art Museum, 2001), 339.","Toy"]},"collections":{"label":"Collections","value":"Three Dimensional Works"},"geography":{"label":"Geography","value":"Carlisle"},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"153704"},"geographyState":{"value":"Pennsylvania"},"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":"Toys and Games"},"textEntries":{"label":"Text Entries","value":["SCULPTURE","A revolution in American attitudes toward children erupted in the years following the War of Independence. Influenced by the philosophies of the Enlightenment, there was a growing recognition of childhood as a separate stage of development with its own needs\u2014both psychological and material. Clothing designed specifically for children to play in and an increasing number of toys and educational playthings were among the manifestations of the new culture of the child. These toys not only entertained, however, but prepared their young users for the roles they were to assume later in life. Horses, soldiers, hoops, and whips were appropriate for boys, while dolls, doll furniture, and other domestic props were clearly intended to guide young girls toward motherhood and keeping house. Some toys, such as games bound parents and children together and reinforced the nuclear family constellation that had emerged during this period. Stacy C. Hollander, \"Horse Pull Toy,\" in American Anthem: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with American Folk Art Museum, 2001), 339.","Toy"]},"beginDate":{"label":"Begin Date","value":"1850"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"Mid- to late 19th century"},"exhibitions":{"label":"Exhibitions","value":[{"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"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Tuesday, January 16, 1996 - Sunday, February 25, 1996","exhibitionEndISODate":"1996-02-25","exhibitionID":"78","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"1996-01-16","exhibitionBeginDate":"1996","exhibitionTitle":"Expressions of Trust","exhibitionEndDate":"1996"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Friday, October 5, 1962 - Sunday, November 18, 1962","exhibitionEndISODate":"1962-11-18","exhibitionID":"13","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"1962-10-05","exhibitionBeginDate":"1962","exhibitionTitle":"Initial Loan Exhibition","exhibitionEndDate":"1962"}]},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"15 × 13 1/2 × 5 1/2\""}}]}