<I>"Shining Armor"</I>
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1959
name: label: Created by
content: Art Smith, American, 1917 - 1982
notes: label: Description
content: This is the “Shining Armor" ring designed and created by Art Smith. The ring is made of one piece of flattened sterling silver band split into three at the shoulder of the ring. The edges of the base and three bands are all curved and warped with valleys and hills that appear to fit into one another like a puzzle, but the three bands are placed at different heights. The ends are soldered to the ring body. The ring has one hallmark on the inside of 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
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: 2023.12.14
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: sterling silver
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 in. (2.2 × 3.2 × 2.5 cm)