- Manufactured by
- Simmons, Peter, American, 1856 - 1955
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- wrought iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 18 1/8 × 9 1/16 × 11/16 in. (46 × 23 × 1.8 cm)
- Description
- A scrolled decorative piece of wrought iron fashioned by Peter Simmons, a formerly enslaved blacksmith. The two (2) pieces of fencing are connected at the top and bottom with two (2) screws. The fencing is scrolled outwards on the top and the bottom. In the center is an outlined circle framed on either side with vertical straight lines and held in place with two (2) screws. Handwritten in the center on one side of the piece is the text [O.S.M. 111] in off-white paint. Next to the text is a painted white rectangle with handwritten, upside down black text that reads [R356].
- Place made
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- ironwork
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.24.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




