Wedding Ring for Edward M. Allardice

Copied Phillip Fike, Wedding Ring for Edward M. Allardice, 1971, yellow gold, 3⁄8 in. x 1 in. diam. (1.0 x 2.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Margheritta S. Allardice, 2002.74A-C

Artwork Details

Title
Wedding Ring for Edward M. Allardice
Artist
Date
1971
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3⁄8 in. x 1 in. diam. (1.0 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Margheritta S. Allardice
Mediums
Mediums Description
yellow gold
Classifications
Object Number
2002.74A-C
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2002.74A-C

Artwork Description

Margheritta and Edward Allardice, friends of the artist, commissioned him to design their wedding bands, a specialty of the artist in the 1960s and 1970s. All of Philip Fike’s rings come apart and reassemble in only one way. This ring is actually three separate bands, which when worn together form the ring’s distinctive design.