Albert Jake — Navajo/Diné Silversmith Hallmark
Albert Jake's hallmark as photographed on an authenticated piece. © Turquoise Skies Inc.
Navajo/Diné · documented in the T.Skies hallmark library
About this mark
The mark shown above is photographed directly on an authenticated piece from the T.Skies gallery — this is Albert Jake's actual stamp, not a recreation.
The mark reads A. Jake, stamped inside the ring shank next to a separate “Sterling” stamp.
Albert Jake is documented as a Navajo silversmith in the T.Skies hallmark reference library.
Additional biographical details are not yet confirmed for this entry.
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A piece by Albert Jake
Turquoise ring with silver button accents by Albert Jake (Navajo). © Turquoise Skies Inc.
References
- T.Skies Native American Hallmarks Library — documented from the T.Skies gallery collection.
- Schaaf, Gregory, with Angie Yan Schaaf. American Indian Jewelry I: 1,200 Artist Biographies, ca. 1800-present. American Indian Art Series, Vol. 5. Santa Fe: CIAC Press, 2003. Cited by printed page. Statements describe conditions as of 2003.
From the Library: Schaaf, American Indian Jewelry I (2003)
2003 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 2003, not today.
Schaaf (2003) entered him as
“Albert Jake (A. Jake)”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 190 [1]
Schaaf (2003, p. 190) recorded Albert Jake as Navajo, born in 1959 at Zuni Pueblo and living at Ramah, New Mexico, as of 2003, active from before 1990 in traditional set stone and cluster jewelry, sandpaintings and pottery, with his work at Silver Sun in Santa Fe and Garland's Indian Jewelry in Sedona. [1]
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