Decorative rosettes on Anniversary Gates at Metal Museum in Memhis, Tennessee

Memphis: Metal Museum gates detail

by | July 5, 1999 — 1:28 pm

Memphis, Tennessee — Detail of the 10th Anniversary Gates at the National Ornamental Metal Museum.

From the museum’s website:

 

Metalsmiths from around the world contributed samples of their work to the Anniversary Gates. The rosettes, typically about the size of a doorknob, show an incredible range of personal statements about the individual artist’s interests, national pastimes and sometimes whimsical design motifs.

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