Halston wool jacket belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 1966-2004
name: label: Designed by
content: Roy Halston Frowick, American, 1932 - 1990
label: Manufactured by
content: Bonwit Teller , American, 1895 - 2000
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a Halston wool jacket worn by Etta Moten Barnett. It is a light blue jacket cut in a swing style with a wide and flaring hem and no fastenings. There are two slash front pockets. The lining is done in a cream-colored wool that also hems the rest of the jacket. Inside the neckline are two fabric tags. The top tag is white fabric with black text that reads “HALSTON.” The second tag is off-white with black text that reads “ BONWIT / TELLER.”
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: A2022.13.1.25
objectType: label: Type
content: jackets
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: wool (hair)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 30 1/2 × 21 1/4 in. (77.5 × 54 cm)