Sterling Silver Turquoise Cowboy hat pin by Pin Roycroft Renaissance Artisan Alburn Sleeper (1937-2021)<br>Very large, cool and well made 39.5 grams from the early seventies. 3" tall x<br>2.25" wide. This was acquired directly from the estate of Alburn Sleeper, it was<br>one of his earlier pieces, he used to wear it on a Stetson hat.<br><br>As a teenager, Mr. Sleeper learned metalwork from Walter U. Jennings, an<br>original Roycrofter who had worked with Elbert Hubbard as a coppersmith,<br>silversmith and bookbinder.
