Handcuffs used in the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
date: label: Date
content: 2000s
name: label: Created by
content: Hiatt & Co. Ltd., British, founded 1780
label: Subject of
content: Henry Louis Gates Jr., American, born 1950
notes: label: Description
content: Standard police-issued chain style handcuffs. The handcuffs are made of nickel and consist of two locking bracelets linked by a short chain. Embossed on the base of each bracelet is [HIATTS / MADE IN / ENGLAND]. Etched on the side of each bracelet is [CROWLEY].
place: label: Place made
content: England, United Kingdom, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Race relations
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.11
objectType: label: Type
content: handcuffs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: nickel
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 2 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 3/4 in. (7 x 21.6 x 1.9 cm)