Short gloves and storage bag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 1940-2004
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Van Raalte, American, 1907 - 2000
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a pair of short kid gloves (a,b) in their original plastic bag (c) that belonged to Etta Moten Barnett. The gloves (a,b) are mid-forearm length, made of white kid leather. On the inside of each one is a red stamp with text that reads “ VAN RAALTE / 7 / REAL KID / MADE IN PHILLIPHINES.” The plastic bag (c) they came in is a clear plastic in a long narrow rectangular shape. It has blue curlicues along the margins. Across the center is blue text that reads “VAN RAALTE.” Along the bottom margin is small blue text that reads “Made in Philippines.”
place: label: Place made
content: Philippines
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: A2022.13.1.59a-c
objectType: label: Type
content: gloves
label: Type
content: bags (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: leather and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (a,b): 11 3/16 × 3 3/4 in. (28.4 × 9.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (c): 13 5/16 × 5 5/16 in. (33.8 × 13.5 cm)