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date: label: Date
content: 1946-1979
name: label: Created by
content: Art Smith, American, 1917 - 1982
notes: label: Description
content: A pair of brass loop earrings. Each individual earring is made of one piece of brass. The top part of the earring is an incomplete circle and most of the brass is flattened. At the bottom of the circle the two ends twist together and the brass is rounded. Once the twist is complete the two ends stick out horizontally to the sides. The brass is flattened and the ends are tear drop shaped. There is a second piece of brass connected at each of the the tops of the earrings. The top of the piece is flattened and tear drop shaped. The brass then becomes rounded and twists around the circle. There is a hook with a pointed end attached to the back. This is where the earrings go into the pierced ears. The earrings dangle and are approximately 2 1/2 inches wide. The coloring is not completely even and there are some minor scratches on the earrings.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Brass loop earrings 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: Fashion design
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Classification
content: Jewelry and Adornment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.174.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: earrings
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 (2016.174.1a): 3 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 1/2 in. (8.3 × 6.4 × 1.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2016.174.1b): 3 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 1/4 in. (8.3 × 6.4 × 0.6 cm)