<I>Neck Ring</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1946-1979
name: label: Created by
content: Art Smith, American, 1917 - 1982
notes: label: Description
content: A sterling silver necklace made by Art Smith with large hanging pendant at center.
label: Description
content: The necklace features a vertical pendant chain of ten (10) interlocking sterling silver rings with four (4) flat, oblong pieces of silver with rounded ends set horizontally through the vertical chain, with each piece decreasing in size from the top to the bottom. The circular necklace is composed of three pieces of sterling silver. The top or back piece, which would fit behind the neck, connects at each end with a nearly closed hook clasp to holes set into the front right and front left pieces, both of which extend to curved loops at the other end. The loops interlock with each other to close the necklace at the center, from which the vertical chain is extended.
label: Description
content: The name "Art Smith" is stamped into the back of the center back piece near the clasp in a cursive font, with "STERLING" below the name.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Necklace 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: 2016.173.2
objectType: label: Type
content: jewelry
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: sterling silver
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 3/4 in. (19.1 × 14 × 1.9 cm)