Champagne glass belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Museum Object and Cultural History
Champagne glass belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Date: 2001-2004. Manufactured by: Juliska, American, founded 2001. Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
The object in the museum catalogue
This is a tall clear glass champagne flute. It has a tall conical bowl with a beaded coil spiraling from the outside of the top of the bowl down to the bottom. At the base of the bowl is a small sphere. The stem is twisted in a loose spiral that flares into a wide base. The base has a manufacturer’s name etched into it that reads “Juliska.”
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2001-2004
- Manufactured by: Juliska, American, founded 2001
- Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
- Type: champagne glasses
- Medium: glass
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 15 1/2 × 3 11/16 × 3 11/16 in. (39.3 × 9.4 × 9.4 cm)
- Place used: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Broadway Theatre
- Topic: Cooking and dining
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Topic: Women
- Object number: A2022.13.1.29
- 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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