Velvet clutch evening bag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 1950-2004
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a black velvet and silk evening bag and attached change purse belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. The bag is a rectangular clutch with a hinged opening. The mouth of purse closes with a metal snap closure on the center top of the bag. The closure is decorated with a gold-colored ornament covered in clear crystals. The ornament is a long, narrow and square piece of metal that curls into scrolls at each end. The exterior of the bag is covered in black velvet , except for a strip along the top that is black silk. The interior of the bag is lined in black silk. There are two interior pockets, one openand one that closes with a zipper. There is a white colored tag sewn onto the inside hem. It has gold and black text that reads “MM.” There is a small black silk change purse attached to the interior by a slender gold-colored chain. The change purse has a hinged opening and a gold-colored snap closure on the top.
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: A2022.13.1.65
objectType: label: Type
content: clutch bags
label: Type
content: coin purses
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: velvet , silk (fiber) , metal , glass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (clutch): 4 15/16 × 9 13/16 × 1 3/8 in. (12.5 × 25 × 3.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (change purse): 3 7/16 × 4 15/16 in. (8.8 × 12.5 cm)