Purple wine glass belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 2002-2004
name: label: Designed by
content: Vera Ellen Wang, Chinese American, born 1949
label: Manufactured by
content: Enoch Wedgwood Ltd, English, founded 1860
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a wine glass with a purple bowl and clear stem belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It consists of a tall narrow purple glass bowl shaped like a cone. Beginning at the base of the bowl are carved lines in a diamond pattern that reaches two-thirds of the way to the top of the bowl. There is a smooth transition from the bowl to the clear stem, with no break between the two. There is no decoration on the stem. On the underside of the base is white etched text that reads “VERA WANG / WEDGEWOOD.”
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: Cooking and dining
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: 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: A2022.13.1.49
objectType: label: Type
content: wine glasses
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: glass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 10 7/8 × 3 × 3 in. (27.7 × 7.6 × 7.6 cm)