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Museum object · Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

X Ring

ca. 1961

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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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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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2023.12.9

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