Ray Jones — Navajo Silversmith Hallmark

Biography by Mateo James

Hallmark of Ray Jones (Navajo) — photographed by T.Skies

Ray Jones's hallmark as photographed on an authenticated piece. © Turquoise Skies Inc.

Navajo · documented in the T.Skies hallmark library

The mark

"Ray Jones, Jr. (Navajo). Mark: RJ JR." — Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), p. 163.

Hougart documents this artist as Ray Jones, Jr. (Navajo):

What is known

  • Full name in Hougart: Ray Jones, Jr.
  • Nation: Navajo
  • Mark: RJ JR. (stamped)
  • No biographical dates, techniques, or active period given in Hougart beyond the mark notation.
  • The "Jr." designation implies a Ray Jones Sr. existed; no separate Sr. entry appears in Hougart.

No entry found in Adair 1944, Rosnek 1976, Schaaf, or Dubin sources.

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References

  • Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), p. 163.