<I>"Hallelujah"</I>
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1950
name: label: Created by
content: Art Smith, American, 1917 - 1982
notes: label: Description
content: This is the “Hallelujah" hair comb designed and created by jeweler Art Smith. The silver hair comb is comprised of two long, curved hair prongs which mirror one another in shape. At the shaft of the comb, where the two prongs meet, are three decorative u-shaped metal pieces stacked with space and decreasing in size. They are soldered in the back.The hair comb has one hallmark on one of the hair prongs, 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: Hair comb 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: 2023.12.22
objectType: label: Type
content: combs (hair ornaments)
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 3/4 × 1 7/8 × 7/8 in. (14.6 × 4.8 × 2.2 cm)