Brooch by Russell Ferrell

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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.

An abstract, sterling silver brooch designed and created by Russell Ferrell. The brooch has some straight edges at the top and bottom, with empty, abstract spaces in the middle shaped by the thin, abstract lines of sterling silver. On the top half, a flatten, circular brass piece is attached from the back, with the front covered in black enamel. There is a large green stone at the left and a pink stone at the right with two additional small black stones to the bottom left. On the back, the brooch has a lock C clasp and the brass piece attached to the brooch inscribed with the artist's hallmark and date [RUSSELL / FERRELL / 03].

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