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Angle Ring

Maker: Art Smith, American, 1917-1982
Medium: Silver, mother of pearl
Place Made: New York, New York, USA
Dates: ca. 1958
Dimensions: 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (3.5 x 2.9 x 4.4 cm)
Markings: Art Smith is engraved on the back of the encasement for the mother of pearl. In black felt tip also is written '58', and '8'
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Special Exhibition Gallery, 4th Floor
Accession Number: 2007.61.13
Credit Line: Gift of Charles L. Russell
Image: Overall, 2007.61.13_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: A ring with an oblong, oval-shaped mother-of-pearl shell set at an angle above a flat ring with three striations. This in turn is soldered onto a band at the same angle as the stone.

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