Robert Johnson — Navajo Silversmith Hallmark

Biography by Mateo James

Hallmark of Robert Johnson (Navajo) — photographed by T.Skies

Robert Johnson's hallmark as photographed on an authenticated piece. © Turquoise Skies Inc.

Navajo · documented in the T.Skies hallmark library

The mark

"Robert Johnson (Navajo). Traditional and contemporary jewelry; bump outs; file- and stamp-work; cabochons; silver, gold. Mark: R J" — Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), p. 162.

Hougart documents this artist as Robert Johnson (Navajo):

What is known

  • Nation: Navajo
  • Techniques: traditional and contemporary jewelry; bump outs; file- and stamp-work; cabochons; silver and gold
  • Mark: R J (stamped)
  • No birth/active date range recorded in Hougart
  • No additional data found in Schaaf, Adair, Rosnek, Bedinger, Wright, or Dubin sources

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References

  • Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), p. 162.