Crystal champagne glass belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Museum Object and Cultural History
Crystal champagne glass belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Date: ca. 1975. Designed by: Marc Lalique, French, 1900 - 1977. Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
The object in the museum catalogue
This is a Lalique champagne glass belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It consists of a tall narrow bowl of clear crystal, with frosted figures at the base of the bowl, and a long clear stem. The frosted figures are two nude female figures twining around the stem in a reclining pose among mounds of grapes. The long clear stem ends in a wide clear base. There is text etched on the underside of the base that reads “Lalique R[within a circle] / France.”
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1975
- Designed by: Marc Lalique, French, 1900 - 1977
- Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
- Type: champagne glasses
- Medium: glass
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 8 11/16 × 2 15/16 × 2 15/16 in. (22 × 7.5 × 7.5 cm)
- Place made: Wingen-sur-Moder, France, Europe
- 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: A2022.13.1.44
- 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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