Museum object · Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
X Ring
ca. 1961
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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 X ring designed and created by jeweler Art Smith. The sterling silver ring has a thin square band welded to a second thicker band, creating an ‘X’ shaped ring. In one of the four vertices created by the ring’s X-shape is a small sphere of brass.
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Sources & collection details
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗
Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2023.12.9
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