"Four Ball"

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.

Brass and copper "Four Ball" brooch by Art Smith; designed circa 1940s-1950s and made between 1950s and 1960s. The pin is made of copper wire shaped into a single loop with the top bending to form undulating shapes in the center of the loop. Four brass beads of varying sizes have been placed at points along the rippling center wire, one large bead at the left and three smaller at the right. The back has a horizontal silver metal bar pinback. The back of the pin is also stamped with Art Smith’s signature hallmark [Art Smith] near the top of the loop.

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