Blue felt bag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 1950-2004
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Wilshire
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a navy blue felt purse belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It is an oblong-shaped bag with an oval bottom and a straight top with a hinged frame opening. The opening frame is made of gold colored metal. There is a small half-oval shaped flange in the center of the frame that lifts to release the latch. The purse has a short handle made of matching fabric attached to the purse by two gold-colored rings. On the exterior of the bag is a fold of navy blue felt cloth that covers the side of the purse but is cut away in the center into a point, exposing the underlayer of fabric. The interior of the bag is lined in red leather. There is a white tag with red text sewn to the interior hem that reads “WILSHIRE / REG. / ORIGINAL.”
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: 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
label: Exhibition
content: Forces for Change: Mary McLeod Bethune and Black Women's Activism
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
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: A2022.13.1.78.1
objectType: label: Type
content: purses (bags)
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: felt and cloth and leather , metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 10 1/4 × 7 11/16 × 1 9/16 in. (26 × 19.5 × 4 cm)