<I>"Floating Opal"</I>
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1954
name: label: Created by
content: Art Smith, American, 1917 - 1982
label: Worn by
content: Art Smith, American, 1917 - 1982
notes: label: Description
content: This is the “Floating Opal" ring designed, created, and worn by jeweler Art Smith. The ring’s band is a sterling silver wire for the base with two additional wires soldered on the bridge. From the base of the ring, a piece of sterling silver wire curves vertically to the bridge of the ring, where the head of the gemstone lays over the layered bridge. The Mexican opal gemstone is set in a bezel setting, encased in metal overlapping the edges of the gemstone. The ring has one hallmark on the vertical wire holding the gemstone, 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: 2023.12.7
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 with Mexican opal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 5/8 × 1 × 3/4 in. (4.1 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm)