Pocket ashtray belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1950
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a pocket ashtray belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It consists of a small silver colored metal box with a hinged lid. At the top end of the box is a short metal projection, probably for use as a handle. The metal projection is gold colored and is shaped roughly spindle shaped with a round finial at the end. On the lid of the box is a scene of San Francisco etched into gold colored metal. There is a street scene with tall buildings on either side and two streetcars down the center. In the background is the Golden Gate Bridge. Text arches over the scene in a gold colored banner that reads “SAN FRANCISCO.” Under it is etched the word "CALIFORNIA." There is a tiny catch to depress on the bottom end of the box, causing the lid to flip up. On the inside of the box is a small gold colored cradle attached to the side for resting the cigarette.
place: label: Place used
content: San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
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: A2022.13.1.68
objectType: label: Type
content: ashtrays
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: metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 1/2 × 1 7/16 × 1/2 in. (6.4 × 3.7 × 1.2 cm)