Ashtray belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

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.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1945
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
• Type: ashtrays
• Medium: metal and glass
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 9/16 × 3 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (1.5 × 8.8 × 8.8 cm)
• Place used: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Broadway Theatre
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Topic: Women
• Object number: A2022.13.1.47
• 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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