Hand-forged wrought iron piece made by Peter Simmons
date: label: Date
content: early 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Peter Simmons, American, 1856 - 1955
label: Owned by
content: Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
notes: label: Description
content: Hand-forged wrought iron piece made by Peter Simmons. The large piece is two-dimensional and has a square top. A diamond is at the center of the piece. Decorative elements above and below the diamond mirror each other and form a “X” with spiral elements. One side of the piece has an iron hinge. The piece is painted black with some of the paint flaking off.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Building Arts
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: Slavery and Freedom Objects
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: 2017.108.8.2
objectType: label: Type
content: ironwork
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 69 11/16 × 13 3/4 × 1 9/16 in. (177 × 35 × 4 cm)