Anchor posts and hinge clamps for gate created by Philip Simmons
date: label: Date
content: 1970s
name: label: Created by
content: Philip Simmons, American, 1912 - 2009
notes: label: Description
content: Two anchor posts and two hinge clamps for 2008.11.1ab, the Philip Simmons metalwork gate. One of the posts (.2a) has an open top and the other post (.2b) has a closed dome top. Each post has a small, flat, horizontal platform near the bottom, visibly just above the burial line. Near the top of each post is a smaller horizontal flat piece of iron with a rounded end and a circular hole. These protrustions are likely the attachment points for the gate hinges. There are also two iron hinge clamps (.2cd) that are U-shaped with a circular opening at each end.
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
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2008.11.2a-d
objectType: label: Type
content: posts
label: Type
content: hinges (hardware)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: iron alloy
label: Dimensions
content: 2008.11.2a: 104 1/2 × 6 × 2 3/4 in. (265.4 × 15.2 × 7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: 2008.11.2b: 101 3/4 × 6 × 2 3/4 in. (258.4 × 15.2 × 7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: 2008.11.2c: 1 × 1 7/16 × 2 3/16 in. (2.5 × 3.7 × 5.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: 2008.11.2d: 1 × 1 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (2.5 × 3.5 × 6.1 cm)