Ashtray belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1945
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a metal and rhinestone ashtray belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It is a circular gold-colored metal shape with a raised abstract floral motif around the rim. The center is a concave cup of clear glass. The ashtray rests on three metal feet. There is a ring of clear rhinestones bordering the glass center. There is a single oval shaped cradle in gold colored metal on one side of the rim. The cradle has the same abstract floral design as the rim.
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: 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: A2022.13.1.47
objectType: label: Type
content: ashtrays
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: 9/16 × 3 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (1.5 × 8.8 × 8.8 cm)