<I>"Gold ‘n’ Lapis"</I>
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1970
name: label: Created by
content: Art Smith, American, 1917 - 1982
label: Worn by
content: Roosevelt Van Williams, died 1977
notes: label: Description
content: This is the “Gold ‘n’ Lapis" ring, a ring designed and created by jeweler Art Smith for Roosevelt Van Williams. The ring’s wide and flattened 14k gold band is diamond-shaped with the front view ends giving the illusion they are going through each other to create the top vertex. This vertex created a spot to hold the spherical, blue lapis lazuli stone. The ring has two hallmarks on the inside of the band, [14K] and Smith’s signature below it, [Art Smith].
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Ring made by Art Smith for Roosevelt Van Williams
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
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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, Gift of Charles L. Russell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.12.12
objectType: label: Type
content: finger rings
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: fourteen-carat gold with lapis lazuli
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 3/8 × 1 7/8 × 3/4 in. (3.5 × 4.8 × 1.9 cm)