Classic Chrysoprase

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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 Classic Chrysoprase ring designed and created by jeweler Art Smith. The ring's sterling silver band is a split shank design, with the split into two bands creating a large bridge in which floats a large, green cabochon stone. The speckled chrysoprase stone is smoothly polished and shaped into an oval. The stone is set vertically in a bezel setting, encased in metal overlapping the edges of the gemstone. The lower layer of silver is intentionally darkened with a patina. The areas of the bezel in contact with the edges of the band are also darkened with a patina. The ring has one hallmark stamped on the inside of the bezel backing, Smith’s signature [Art Smith].

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