Shining Armor

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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].

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