Hat by Chandra and hatbox belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 1980-2004
name: label: Designed by
content: Chandra Inc., American
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a white hat (.1) studded with rhinestones and its accompanying hatbox (.2a) with lid (.2b). The hat is composed of a white woven straw-like material in a cloche style. The surface of the hat is studded with clear rhinestones at regular intervals. There is a small red grosgrain ribbon bow on the front brim. On the inside of the hat is a white fabric tag sewn to the back of the red grosgrain sweatband. On the tag is black text that reads “CHANDRA.” The hatbox (.2a) is a circular cardboard box with a light brown exterior and a red interior. It has a red cord to fasten down the lid threaded into the body of the box to create a second loop as a carrying handle. The lid (.2b) has a light brown top with a black rim and gold text across the top that reads “CHANDRA inc. / 6 W 57th STREET – NEW YORK.”
place: label: Place purchased
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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: Millinery
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: A2022.13.1.31.1-.2ab
objectType: label: Type
content: cloches
label: Type
content: hatboxes
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: .1: polyester with plastic and ribbon
label: Medium
content: .2ab: cardboard with cord (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.1): 5 1/2 × 9 3/16 × 9 3/16 in. (14 × 23.3 × 23.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.2ab): 6 15/16 × 13 × 13 in. (17.7 × 33 × 33 cm)