{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"3358"},"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 Ralph Esmerian"},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"1870"},"labelText":{"label":"Label Text","value":"Found in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, this ingenious conception appears to have served more than one purpose. It was, first and foremost, a blacksmith shop sign for J.B. Schlegelmilch, whose name appears at the bottom. The dominant motif of a craftsman at his anvil with a raised hammer in one hand and a pair of tongs in the other sends a clear message, which is cleverly reinforced by the small horse with an ampersand on its back, poised on a horseshoe, within which are the letters \"ER.\" Visually it reads \"and horseshoe-er.\" The composition is further strengthened and balanced by the cutout horseshoe in the block below the anvil.In addition to its primary function, the sign was designed and weighted as a weathervane. The large blacksmith and anvil shift the balance point forward to a vertical axis that extends up through the figure. Two forged metal rings are attached to his back to receive a pole, while the horizontal band at bottom extends back to catch the wind. Weathervanes were often chosen to represent the purpose of the structure upon which they were mounted, and several are known to have been used as signs of one type or another. From the roof of Schlegelmilch's shop, this finely crafted piece would have been an effective eye-catching image. A closely related example that is probably by the same maker is in the collection of the Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Collected by the Landis brothers sometime between the 1890s and about 1940, it is presumed to be from southeastern Pennsylvania. Schlegelmilch is still a local name in the area.Ralph Sessions, \"J.B. Schlegelmilch Blacksmith Shop Sign and Weathervane,\" in Stacy C. Hollander, American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with American Folk Art Museum, 2001), 553."},"sortNumber":{"label":"Sort Number","value":"2005     8   61"},"invno":{"label":"Accession number","value":"2005.8.61"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"The silhouetted figure of the blacksmith standing at his anvil with hammer raised in one hand and pair of tongs in the other, the anvil base enclosing a large horseshoe, at right a small horse poised on the curve of a horseshoe with an ampersand on its back, spelling out in visual symbols the words \"and horse shoe-er,\" the lower section stating \"J.B. Schlegelmilch Jno\" with traces of old green polychrome. below."},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Iron with traces of paint"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":""},"media":{"label":"Media","value":{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/3358/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"3358"}},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"J.B. Schlegelmilch Blacksmith Shop Sign and Weathervane"},"geographyCity":{"value":""},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":["A closely related sign is in the collection of the Landis Valley Farm Museum, Lancaster, Pa., and was illustrated in color on the cover of Early American Life, April 1973. Letter in file from descendant: 1860 census, Schlegelmilch was 29 years old was a master blacksmith from Baden, Germany. obituary stated he came to the US in 1855 first settled in Florin PA and was blacksmith for 15 years. later had the national hotel in Columbia PA for 20 years. died on 12/2/ 1896. Mt joy and Florin are both in Lancaster county, shop probably located between two areas.","Trade sign","Found in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, this ingenious conception appears to have served more than one purpose. It was, first and foremost, a blacksmith shop sign for J.B. Schlegelmilch, whose name appears at the bottom. The dominant motif of a craftsman at his anvil with a raised hammer in one hand and a pair of tongs in the other sends a clear message, which is cleverly reinforced by the small horse with an ampersand on its back, poised on a horseshoe, within which are the letters \"ER.\" Visually it reads \"and horseshoe-er.\" The composition is further strengthened and balanced by the cutout horseshoe in the block below the anvil.In addition to its primary function, the sign was designed and weighted as a weathervane. The large blacksmith and anvil shift the balance point forward to a vertical axis that extends up through the figure. Two forged metal rings are attached to his back to receive a pole, while the horizontal band at bottom extends back to catch the wind. Weathervanes were often chosen to represent the purpose of the structure upon which they were mounted, and several are known to have been used as signs of one type or another. 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Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org"]},"bibliography":{"label":"Bibliography","value":""},"collections":{"label":"Collections","value":["Three Dimensional Works","eMuseum - Collection Highlights"]},"geography":{"label":"Geography","value":""},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"154519"},"geographyState":{"value":"Southeastern Pennsylvania"},"thesconceptsMaterials":{"label":"Materials","value":"http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster22629"},"markings":{"label":"Markings","value":""},"geographyCountry":{"value":"United States"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"people":{"label":"Artist / Maker","value":{"displayOrder":"1","personRole":"Artist","personID":"949","content":"J.B. 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The dominant motif of a craftsman at his anvil with a raised hammer in one hand and a pair of tongs in the other sends a clear message, which is cleverly reinforced by the small horse with an ampersand on its back, poised on a horseshoe, within which are the letters \"ER.\" Visually it reads \"and horseshoe-er.\" The composition is further strengthened and balanced by the cutout horseshoe in the block below the anvil.In addition to its primary function, the sign was designed and weighted as a weathervane. The large blacksmith and anvil shift the balance point forward to a vertical axis that extends up through the figure. Two forged metal rings are attached to his back to receive a pole, while the horizontal band at bottom extends back to catch the wind. Weathervanes were often chosen to represent the purpose of the structure upon which they were mounted, and several are known to have been used as signs of one type or another. From the roof of Schlegelmilch's shop, this finely crafted piece would have been an effective eye-catching image. A closely related example that is probably by the same maker is in the collection of the Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Collected by the Landis brothers sometime between the 1890s and about 1940, it is presumed to be from southeastern Pennsylvania. Schlegelmilch is still a local name in the area.Ralph Sessions, \"J.B. Schlegelmilch Blacksmith Shop Sign and Weathervane,\" in Stacy C. Hollander, American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams in association with American Folk Art Museum, 2001), 553.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"]},"beginDate":{"label":"Begin Date","value":"1830"},"inscribed":{"label":"Inscribed","value":"\"J.B. SCHLEGELMILCH. 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