Wrought iron gate created by Philip Simmons
date: label: Date
content: 1970s
name: label: Created by
content: Philip Simmons, American, 1912 - 2009
notes: label: Description
content: A wrought iron metalwork gate created by the blacksmith and artist Philip Simmons. The gate has two halves, one with a female latch with an inverted L-shaped vertical slide lock. The other has the male latch with a decorative hook that slides up and down on two bolts. Each door of the gate is primarily composed of seven evenly spaced vertical bars. Halfway up each gate is an open section with curving French scroll work positioned horizontally. Similar scroll work is present as the top decoration of the gate. The gate doors are taller at their center than on their hinge side.
place: label: Place made
content: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Ornamentation
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2008.11.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: gates
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Philip Simmons Estate
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: iron alloy
label: Dimensions
content: 79 1/2 × 29 × 4 in. (201.9 × 73.7 × 10.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: 2008.11.1ab: 153 lb. (69.4 kg)
label: Dimensions
content: 2008.11.1a: 77 lb. (34.9 kg)
label: Dimensions
content: 2008.11.1b: 76 lb. (34.5 kg)