Green beaded evening bag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 1940-2004
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Magid Handbags, American, founded 1917
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 square purse with a short, beaded handle. It has a hinged opening. The flap closes with a metal 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 a white tag sewn onto the interior pocket on the rear panel of the bag. On the tag is gold text that reads “MAGID / HAND BEADED / IN BELGIUM.” Under the word ‘Magid’ is a winged circle with three vertical lines down the center. The purse has loose beads throughout.
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: A2022.13.1.62
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 , metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 6 7/8 × 7 5/16 in. (17.5 × 18.5 cm)