World War I ashtray with bullet motif belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 1914-1918
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a World War I trench art souvenir metal ashtray belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It consists of a square shallow metal dish with rounded corners and a wide lip. There are four bullets lying along the lip of the ashtray, one on each side. Spaced in between the bullets are grooves, of a size to rest a cigarette. In the center depression of the ashtray is the crest of the city of Verdun. The crest consists of a castle on a shield under a crown. Raised text across the band of the crown reads “VERDUN.” The shield and crown are partially encircled by a horseshoe shape with the letters “VERDUN” within it.
place: label: Place made
content: Verdun, France, 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: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Women
label: Topic
content: World War I
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: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
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: A2022.13.1.67
objectType: label: Type
content: ashtrays
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: metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 15/16 × 3 15/16 × 3/16 in. (10 × 10 × 0.5 cm)