Object Details
Designer
René Paul Chambellan, American, 1893–1955
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Pair of gates, each a mirror image of the other; gate -1 with handle. Each gate with geometric decoration in two sections: a tall narrow rectangular section at outer left of gate -1, and outer right of -2, hinged to a larger trapezoidal section. The narrow rectangular sections with decoration of 14 irregularly-stacked cogwheels. The trapezoidal sections with radiating arcs, lightning bolt-like forms and zigzag lines emanating from lower inside corners; cogwheels, spirals, and other shapes interspersed along inside edges; bottom edges with segmented border depicting stacks of coins.
Credit Line
Gift of Marcy Chanin
Date
1928
Accession Number
1993-135-1,2
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
metalwork
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Pair of Gates
Type
Pair of Gates
Medium
Wrought iron, bronze
Dimensions
H x W x D (-1): 189.2 x 114.3 x 11.4cm (74 1/2 x 45 x 4 1/2 in.)
H x W x D (-2): 189.2 x 114.3 x 11.4 cm (74 1/2 x 45 x 4 1/2 in.)
made in
New York, New York, USA
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1993-135-1_2