Microphone covered by crystals used by Janet Jackson: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A Sennheiser-brand wireless microphone covered in Swarovski crystals used by Janet Jackson while performing on stage. The grill over the microphone input and transmitter at bottom are black and not covered in crystals. At bottom microphone is the Sennheiser logo, a stylized 's' in a rectangle.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1990-2019
• Manufactured by: Sennheiser, German, founded 1945
• Used by: Janet Jackson, American, born 1966
• Type: microphones
• Medium: plastic and crystal (lead glass)
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 10 1/4 × 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (26 × 5 × 5 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Popular music
• Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2021.28.6
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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