Born in 1955, Delbert Gordon is a self-taught silversmith who grew up in Tohatchi, New Mexico. He specializes in Traditional Revival designs and always works with fine, natural turquoise. He was instrumental in the silversmithing training of his nephew Derrick Gordon, whose pieces also appear on this website.

This large cluster design is set with natural, untreated Persian turquoise and deep crimson Mediterranean red coral. A center round of Persian turquoise anchors the heart of this cluster with thirty more stones encircling the center. The border of the cluster consists of twenty-four teardrops of deep red Mediterranean coral with small raindrops interspersed between the outside edges of the settings. This central cluster is flanked on each side by an arc of three rounds of Persian turquoise and an arc of six more teardrops of Mediterranean red coral. The stones and coral are all set in serrated bezels. An oxidizing agent was used to darken the background on which the stones and coral are set and this dramatically heightens the intensity of both the blue and the red. The cuff consists of four lengths of triangle wire and two lengths of twisted square wire fused at the terminals.

Hallmarked with a large capital "D" with a spur extending from it and "Gordon" in smaller letters beneath surrounded by a trailing banner.

Center Cluster: 31 stones of Persian turquoise; 24 teardrops of red coral

Persian turquoise: center 1/2" diameter; 11 rounds 3/16" diameter; 19 ovals 1/4" x 3/16"; 6 rounds 1/4" diameter

Red coral: 36 teardrops 3/8" x 1/4"

Width of cuff dead center: 2 5/8"

Width at terminals: 7/8"

Terminal to terminal: 5 5/8"           Gap: 1 1/8"

Total inside circumference (including gap): 6 3/4"