Peter Nelson — Navajo/Diné Silversmith Hallmark
Peter Nelson'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 Peter Nelson's actual stamp, not a recreation.
Peter Nelson 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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References
- T.Skies Native American Hallmarks Library — documented from the T.Skies gallery collection.
- Jacka, Lois Essary. Navajo Jewelry: A Legacy of Silver and Stone. Photographs by Jerry Jacka. Flagstaff: Northland Publishing, 1995. Cited by printed page. Statements describe conditions as of 1995.
- 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: Jacka, Navajo Jewelry: A Legacy of Silver and Stone (1995)
1995 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 1995, not today.
Peter Nelson told Jacka (1995, p. 73) that he discovered his domed shadowbox style by mistake, when a piece he was hammering for overlay rose too much and he decided he liked it. [1]
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
“Peter Nelson (stamps Peter Nelson or P&N, sometimes with feather symbol)”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 244 [2]
Schaaf (2003, p. 244) recorded Peter Nelson as Navajo, active from about 1977 in contemporary silver and gold, overlay with stones and shadowbox jewelry, educated at the Institute of American Indian Arts, related to Howard, David and Mildred Nelson, with Best of Show at the Museum of Northern Arizona's Navajo Show in 1996. [2]
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