Brocade evening dress belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1960
name: label: Designed by
content: Stanley Korshak, American, founded 1909
label: Manufactured by
content: The International Ladies Garment Workers Union, American, founded 1900
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a brocade evening gown worn by Etta Moten Barnett. It is a long sleeveless gown with a high round neckline. It is slightly A-line with a knee high slit up the proper left side. The brocade pattern has a black background with large gold leaves. There are smaller silver and white leaves around them. Sewn on crystals are scattered throughout the dress. There is a black fabric tag sewn into the interior seam with white text that reads “STANLEY KORSHAK / CHICAGO.” There is a second, smaller white tag sewn into the interior seam with blue text that reads “865947 / INT. LADIES GARMENT / WORKERS UNION / UNION MADE / ILGWU / AFL / CIO.” This latter text is within a blue circle.
place: label: Place purchased
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 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: 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: A2022.13.1.20
objectType: label: Type
content: dresses by function
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: brocade with crystal (material by form)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 56 15/16 × 20 1/4 in. (144.7 × 51.5 cm)