Black beaded bag with flowers 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 beaded evening bag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. The bag is a square purse with a scalloped top. It has a hinged opening. The opening closes with a metal snap closure. The exterior of the bag is covered in tiny black beads sewn into swirling patterns. On the front of the bag is a large flower formed out of larger shiny black beads. There are several smaller flowers formed out of the same beads scattered over the front of the purse. The interior of the bag is lined in black silk. There is a black tag sewn onto the interior pocket on the rear panel of the bag. It has gold text that reads “Made in Korea.” Part of the black silk lining is coming undone and pulling away from the frame of the bag. Some of the beads from the large flower are loose.
place: label: Place made
content: Korea, Asia
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: A2022.13.1.63
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: cloth and beads with metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 6 11/16 × 9 1/16 in. (17 × 23 cm)