"Three Gap" cuff in process
- Created by
- Smith, Art, American, 1917 - 1982
- Date
- ca. 1949
- Medium
- brass (alloy)
- Dimensions
- Archives: 7.8Feet (0.1Meters)
- H x W x D (unfinished three-hole wrist cuff): 3 1/8 × 5 7/8 × 5/16 in. (8 × 15 × 0.8 cm)
- Caption
- 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.
- Description
- An unfinished brass wrist cuff with 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 mark [Art Smith] has been imprinted into the lower edge of the verso.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Art Smith Archive
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Russell
- Object number
- A2018.110.1.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.