Circular dangling earrings by Bent Knudsen
date: label: Date
content: 1946-1979
name: label: Created by
content: Bent Knudsen, Danish, 1924 - 1997
label: Owned by
content: Art Smith, American, 1917 - 1982
notes: label: Description
content: This is a pair of circular dangle earrings created by silversmith Bent Knudsen and owned by jeweler Art Smith. Each earring is made of a sterling silver wire shaped into a circle. The movable earring is looped through the jump ring, which also serves as the upper dangle. The earrings each have a butterfly backing. Both earrings have silversmith marks on the back of the upper dangle: on 2023.12.29a [DENMARK STERLING BENT K] and on 2023.12.29b [STERLING BENT K].
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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, Gift of Charles L. Russell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.12.29ab
objectType: label: Type
content: earrings
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: sterling silver
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (each): 1 1/4 × 2 × 1/8 in. (3.2 × 5.1 × 0.3 cm)