<I>"Three Gap"</I>
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1949
name: label: Created by
content: Art Smith, American, 1917 - 1982
notes: label: Caption
content: This unfinished cuff is an example of an Art Smith design mid-production process. The brass plate has been cut according to a three hole design pattern. The four pencil drawn lines, two on either side of the holes, most likely were used to determine the placement of the holes. The brass piece is ready to be shaped, finished and polished into a wearable bracelet. According to Smith's partner, Charles L. Russell, this design preceded and was the basic model for the "Three Hole" cuff.
label: Description
content: An unfinished brass wrist cuff template for the Three Gap cuff. The flat metal has scalloped edges and three teardrop-shaped holes. There is an additional scallop edge cut into the center of the piece. This central scallop takes up about three quarters of the piece. The teardrop-shaped holes have a star-burst pattern radiating outwards from the holes. There are four straight lines drawn in graphite on either side of the holes. The sunburst motif does not continue on the holes of the verso. The artist's hallmark [Art Smith] has been imprinted into the lower edge of the verso.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Unfinished brass cuff by Art Smith
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Ornamentation
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Art Smith Archive, 1909-2010
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Russell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.110.2
objectType: label: Type
content: metalwork
label: Type
content: cuffs (costume components)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: brass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 1/8 × 5 7/8 × 5/16 in. (8 × 15 × 0.8 cm)