Erik Magnussen, designer

This arm cuff depicts a lively band of musicians with raised arms, playing instruments in a spirited celebration of jazz music. Magnussen named this piece Swing in reference to a danceable type of jazz featuring a strong rhythm section of bass and drums, accompanied by trumpets, trombones, saxophones, and clarinets, all of which can be found in the cuff's sterling-silver design.

A Danish silversmith, Magnussen was hired in 1925 by the Gorham Manufacturing Company, where he designed modernist works such as the Cubic Coffee Service. He created this piece after he returned to his birthplace of Denmark, where the golden era of jazz was in full swing.