<I>"Dramatic Opal"</I>
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1967
name: label: Created by
content: Art Smith, American, 1917 - 1982
notes: label: Description
content: This is the “Dramatic Opal" ring designed and created by jeweler Art Smith. The ring is made of a thin twisted silver sheet forming the band with a large bridge. From the front view of the ring, on one side of the ring's head is a curved, cut out piece. On the edge of the head has a single twist. The remaining head of the ring holds the gemstone. The precious opal gemstone is set in a bezel setting, encased in metal overlapping the edges of the gemstone. The gemstone has a horizontal scratch. The ring has one hallmark inside the band, Smith’s signature [Art Smith].
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Ring 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
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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: 2023.12.24
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: silver with precious opal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 1/16 × 13/16 × 1 in. (2.7 × 2.1 × 2.5 cm)