Sword Gate (Simonton Gateway)

Sword Gate: Origsize: 4x5; Origformat: BW photo
Sword Gate

Origsize: 4x5; Origformat: BW photo

Name/Title

Sword Gate (Simonton Gateway)

Entry/Object ID

2005.011.010

Description

Sword Gate a/k/a Simonton Gateway (32 Legare Street), bears an elaborate sword and spear design made by the ironworker Christopher Warren. Scrollwork supports lantern at mid-top of gate.

Collection

HCF Image Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2005.011.

Source or Donor

Eberle, Kevin

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Courtesy of Kevin Eberle

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1919

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of photograph

Transcription

Simonton Gate

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Gates/Doorways, Legare Street, Gates--Photographs, Lanterns--Photographs, Sword Gate House (Charleston, S.C.)

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

5 in

Location

Location

Container

PhotoBox 1

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Building

Missroon/Archives/Photo Collection Shelves

Category

Permanent

Location

Building

Missroon/Archives/AV Materials PhoBox1

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2006.013.3C, 2020.005.3-4, LEGARE.032.1, LEGARE.032.10a-b, LEGARE.032.2, LEGARE.032.3, LEGARE.032.4, LEGARE.032.5, LEGARE.032.6a-d, LEGARE.032.7, LEGARE.032.8, LEGARE.032.9

Provenance

Notes

Donor purchased 24 photos on e-bay from the (elderly) daughter of the photographer. The photos had been taken by the father of the seller, an elderly woman, during a visit to Charleston. One photo is dated "March 20/19"; presumably all photos are from that time.

Copyright

Copyright Details

Public domain.

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Notes: Scan of original photo is on CD-ROM. Original or Copy: Reproduction

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

April 7, 2005

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

July 3, 2023