Green beaded evening bag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 1945-1970
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Walborg Corp., founded 1940s
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a green beaded evening bag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. The bag is a rectangular clutch with a flap over the opening. The flap closes with a magnetic snap closure. The exterior of the bag is covered in tiny dark green beads sewn into swirling patterns. The interior of the bag is lined in cream colored silk. There is light staining on the silk along the top hem of the flap interior. There is text impressed into the silk on the interior back panel of the bag. It reads “MADE IN BELGIUM / BY HAND / WALBORG.” There is a small ‘W’ within a circle topped by a crown over the ‘W’ in Walborg.
place: label: Place made
content: Belgium, Europe
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: A2022.13.1.56
objectType: label: Type
content: clutch 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: silk (fiber) with beads , metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 3/4 × 9 7/16 × 9/16 in. (12 × 24 × 1.5 cm)