Red beaded clutch belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 1960-2004
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a red beaded evening bag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. The bag is a rectangular clutch with a flap over the opening. The flap has a diagonal edge along the front. It closes with a magnetic snap closure on the underside. The exterior of the bag is covered in tiny bright red beads sewn into swirling patterns. The interior of the bag is lined in matching red colored silk. There is no tag or maker’s mark.
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: 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: A2022.13.1.61
objectType: label: Type
content: clutch 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: 4 5/16 × 10 1/16 in. (11 × 25.5 cm)