"Paisley"

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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 "Paisley" earrings, a pair of dangle earrings designed and created by jeweler Art Smith. Each earring is made of two brass wires, one shaped into a large paisley outline with the other wire placed on top and shaped into a smaller paisley outline. From the top of the earring to the center of the smaller paisley is a brass wire with a brass sphere at the end of it. Each earring has a screw backing where the backing is twisted on a threaded post. A hallmark is above each backing, stamped with Smith's signature [Art Smith].

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