使用JSON的Spring MVC RestTemplate POST

I have a Spring MVC Rest Controller that simply adds a customer record. My Rest Service passes around JSON and works fine when I call it from a web client or a test bed like Soap-UI. However, when I try to POST using RestTemplate I get a JacksonMappingException: Can not construct instance of CustomerObject, problem: no suitable creator method found.I have a Spring MVC Rest Controller that simply