{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"8123"},"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 Elizabeth and Irwin Warren"},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"1830"},"sortNumber":{"label":"Sort Number","value":"2021    24    2"},"invno":{"label":"Accession number","value":"2021.24.2"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":""},"edition":{"label":"Photo Credit","value":"American Folk Art Museum"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Ink and watercolor on paper"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":""},"media":{"label":"Media","value":[{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/27950/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"27950"},{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/26568/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"26568"}]},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Map of the New England States"},"geographyCity":{"value":""},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":["Object information is a work in progress andmay be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and theAmerican Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org","These two hand-drawn maps (2021.24.1 & 2021.24.2)  fill a notable gap in the collection with typical examples of the form, representing the United States and the New England region. The map of the United States is distinguished by the signature of the maker, Eliza Duncan, who was a pupil of Pinkerton Academy in Londonderry, New Hampshire. The New England map includes prominent depictions of the Appalachian Mountains, in addition to other ranges, and the locations of several of the region\u2019s key towns.  Maps like these are important illustrations of an emerging sense of nationhood in the United States during the early years of the 19th century \u2013 especially following the War of 1812, when the focus of school projects shifted from global maps to national ones. They also speak to changing ideas about girls\u2019 schooling, previously limited to ornamental forms like needlework, but now expanding into geographical and historical knowledge as greater value was placed on the education of young women as future \u201cRepublican mothers.\u201d"]},"collections":{"label":"Collections","value":"Works on Paper"},"geography":{"label":"Geography","value":""},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"157401"},"geographyState":{"value":""},"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":"Drawings"},"textEntries":{"label":"Text Entries","value":["Object information is a work in progress andmay be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and theAmerican Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org","These two hand-drawn maps (2021.24.1 & 2021.24.2)  fill a notable gap in the collection with typical examples of the form, representing the United States and the New England region. The map of the United States is distinguished by the signature of the maker, Eliza Duncan, who was a pupil of Pinkerton Academy in Londonderry, New Hampshire. The New England map includes prominent depictions of the Appalachian Mountains, in addition to other ranges, and the locations of several of the region\u2019s key towns.  Maps like these are important illustrations of an emerging sense of nationhood in the United States during the early years of the 19th century \u2013 especially following the War of 1812, when the focus of school projects shifted from global maps to national ones. They also speak to changing ideas about girls\u2019 schooling, previously limited to ornamental forms like needlework, but now expanding into geographical and historical knowledge as greater value was placed on the education of young women as future \u201cRepublican mothers.\u201d"]},"beginDate":{"label":"Begin Date","value":"1800"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"Early 19th century"},"curatorialRemarks":{"label":"Curatorial Remarks","value":""},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"20 x 16 1/4 in."}}]}