<I>"Lesser Chrysoprase"</I>
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1966
name: label: Created by
content: Art Smith, American, 1917 - 1982
notes: label: Description
content: This is the “Lesser Chrysoprase" ring designed and created by jeweler Art Smith. The ring’s sterling silver band is a wide and flat split shank design. At the bridge of the ring, each of the two bands have an internal edge that is pointed. The large, green cabochon of chrysoprase is smoothly polished into an oval shape. The chrysoprase is set horizontally in a bezel setting, encased in metal overlapping the edges of the gemstone. The ring has one hallmark on the inside of the base, 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: 2023.12.5
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 chrysoprase
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 × 3/4 × 1/2 in. (2.5 × 1.9 × 1.3 cm)