Red and white checked apron belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 1950-2004
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a red and white checked apron belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. The apron consists of cloth with a small red and white checked pattern with red piping at the hems. In the center of the chest are embroidered three letters in red thread that read “E / M / B.” This apron is the style that goes over the head and has a matching front and back side connected by straps that go over the shoulders. There are two red strings on each side that tie together at the waist. The front of the apron has two deep pockets. There is no tag or label.
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: Domestic life
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: A2022.13.1.53
objectType: label: Type
content: aprons (protective wear)
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: cloth
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 26 15/16 × 19 1/16 in. (68.5 × 48.4 cm)