Hand mirror belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1940
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a hand mirror belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It consists of round glass set into an ornate round metal frame with a decorated metal handle. The metal is colored gold but is tarnishing along the handle and up the center back of the frame. The metal front rim of the mirror has a tiny wave pattern between two twisted rope patterns around the rim of the glass. The back of the mirror has large molded three-dimensional flowers and leaves arranged in a circle against an embossed paisley and small flower patterned background. In the center is a three dimensional square formed put of fretwork. Resting on the center is a large metal flower with its petals open. The handle resembled two strands of metal that have been braided or twisted against each other to form one strand. At the bottom of the handle the two strands part to form an open space, with floral vines twining through them and a floral element as the handle finial.
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: 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: Accessories and Personal Effects
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: A2022.13.1.42
objectType: label: Type
content: hand mirrors
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 and glass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 13 15/16 × 6 1/8 × 13/16 in. (35.4 × 15.5 × 2 cm)