Opera glasses and case belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1950
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Schildkraut Bros.
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Caption
content: Etta Moten Barnett set on the women's board of the Chicago Lyric Opera Theater during the 1970s and 1980s.
label: Description
content: These are opera glasses (a) in a case (b). The opera glasses are gold and black with black crystals covering the body of the glasses and the attached handle. The attached handle is hinged so that it can be folded flat along the glasses. The objective lenses, bell and bridge are gold. The bridge does not hinge. The eye cups are black. The focus wheel is white. There is text carved into the bridge that reads “MIGNON 25X.” The case (b) is black satin with a black beaded exterior, that closes with a gold snap. The largest compartment holds the opera glasses. There are multiple smaller interior compartments that close with a gold magnetic fastener. Sewn into the smallest pocket is a white fabric tag with gold text that reads " MADE IN JAPAN / by hand / SCHILDKRAUT BROS."
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: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
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: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
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: A2022.13.1.17ab
objectType: label: Type
content: opera glasses
label: Type
content: cases (containers)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: a: glass , metal , crystal (material by form) , plastic
label: Medium
content: b: beads , silk (fiber)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a: ): 1 9/16 × 4 1/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4 × 10.3 × 5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b: ): 1 3/16 × 6 5/16 × 3 3/4 in. (3 × 16 × 9.5 cm)