{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"4007"},"altNumsArchivespace":{"label":"ArchiveSpace","value":"P1.2001.167"},"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/termMaster24596"},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Gift of Ralph Esmerian"},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"1840"},"sortNumber":{"label":"Sort Number","value":"2013     1   30"},"invno":{"label":"Accession number","value":"2013.1.30"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"Dome top wood box with incised and painted decoration in black with red and ochre dotted floral pattern with paisley. Hammered tin hasp.. Top and three sides patterned, back black. Two fabric strips pasted to interior of lid; dovetail joints. dotted"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Paint on poplar with sheet-tin hasp and hardware"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":""},"media":{"label":"Media","value":{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/3029/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"3029"}},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Dome-Top Storage Box"},"geographyCity":{"value":""},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":"This dome-top box belongs to a group of about sixty similarly decorated objects that have been attributed to an unidentified maker known only as the \"compass artist.\" The name is derived from the scolling and floriated designs that were incised into the surfaces with the use of a stylus and compass. This example was probably once a brighter blue, but the pigments have darkened with age and oxidation. There appears to be a close correspondence between the scribed and freehand motifs painted on this box and textile designs of the same period. The large-scale floral elements with dotted details are similar in appearance to a fabric printing technique called picotage that is associated with early indigo resist textiles, which were popular in Pennsylvania at the time. In this technique, a woodblock was hammered with nails or pins to create the stippling, and then was used to print the designs on fabric.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Dome-Top Storage Box,\" exhibition label for ALSO ON VIEW: Selections from the Collection. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2014.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"},"collections":{"label":"Collections","value":["Three Dimensional Works","eMuseum - Collection Highlights"]},"geography":{"label":"Geography","value":""},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"154779"},"geographyState":{"value":"Pennsylvania"},"thesconceptsMaterials":{"label":"Materials","value":"http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster24596"},"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":"This dome-top box belongs to a group of about sixty similarly decorated objects that have been attributed to an unidentified maker known only as the \"compass artist.\" The name is derived from the scolling and floriated designs that were incised into the surfaces with the use of a stylus and compass. This example was probably once a brighter blue, but the pigments have darkened with age and oxidation. There appears to be a close correspondence between the scribed and freehand motifs painted on this box and textile designs of the same period. The large-scale floral elements with dotted details are similar in appearance to a fabric printing technique called picotage that is associated with early indigo resist textiles, which were popular in Pennsylvania at the time. In this technique, a woodblock was hammered with nails or pins to create the stippling, and then was used to print the designs on fabric.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Dome-Top Storage Box,\" exhibition label for ALSO ON VIEW: Selections from the Collection. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2014.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":"1800"},"thesconcepts":{"label":"Terms","value":"http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster24596"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"1800\u20131840"},"exhibitions":{"label":"Exhibitions","value":[{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - Sunday, January 3, 2021","exhibitionEndISODate":"2021-01-03","exhibitionID":"239","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2020-02-11","exhibitionBeginDate":"2020","exhibitionTitle":"American Perspectives","exhibitionEndDate":"2021"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - Sunday, June 2, 2002","exhibitionEndISODate":"2002-06-02","exhibitionID":"207","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2001-12-11","exhibitionBeginDate":"2001","exhibitionTitle":"American Radiance","exhibitionEndDate":"2002"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Friday, January 21, 2022 - Monday, September 5, 2022","exhibitionEndISODate":"2022-09-05","exhibitionID":"251","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2022-01-21","exhibitionBeginDate":"2022","exhibitionTitle":"MULTITUDES","exhibitionEndDate":"2022"},{"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":"Sunday, December 14, 2014 - Sunday, March 8, 2015","exhibitionEndISODate":"2015-03-08","exhibitionID":"259","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2014-12-14","exhibitionBeginDate":"2014","exhibitionTitle":"Also on View","exhibitionEndDate":"2015"}]},"thesconceptsObjecttype":{"label":"Object Type","value":"http://nodes.emuseum.com/BU1BGBAG/apis/emuseum/network/v1/vocabularies/termMaster24596"},"altNums":{"label":"Alternative Numbers","value":"P1.2001.167"},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"11 1/8 × 14 9/16 × 10\""}}]}