Opera glasses with case belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 1960-2004
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: These are opera glasses (a) in a case (b) owned by Etta Moten Barnett. The opera glasses are black with gold filigree around the body. There are clear rhinestones studded within the filigree. The objective lenses, body and bridge are black. The bridge does not hinge. The eye cups are black. The focus wheel is black. There is text on the focus wheel that reads “Made in Japan.” There is text carved into the bridge and painted white that reads “Mignon / 2.5X.” The case (b) is silver satin with a cream colored interior, that closes with a white snap.
place: label: Place used
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Broadway Theatre
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Etta Moten Barnett Archive
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.13.1.116ab
objectType: label: Type
content: opera glasses
label: Type
content: cases (containers)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: plastic and glass with metal and cloth
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a): 1 3/4 × 3 11/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.5 × 9.3 × 3.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b): 1 15/16 × 4 1/8 × 1 3/8 in. (5 × 10.5 × 3.5 cm)