Evening gloves with storage bag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This is a pair of white fabric gloves (a,b) with a plastic storage bag (c) owned by Etta Moten Barnett. The gloves are a matching pair made of a white stretchy fabric, with a thin band of ribbing around the hem. They are elbow length. There is no tag or maker’s mark. The bag (c) is a clear plastic bag in a narrow rectangular shape with white text within a rectangular outline. The text reads “Made in Belgium.”

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1960-2004
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
• Type: gloves
• Type: bags (containers)
• Medium: cloth and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W (ab): 13 9/16 × 4 3/4 in. (34.5 × 12 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (c): 15 3/4 × 5 13/16 in. (40 × 14.8 cm)
• Place made: Belgium, Europe
• Place used: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Broadway Theatre
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Topic: Women
• Object number: A2022.13.1.115a-c
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: No Known Copyright Restrictions Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.