Long gloves belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This is a pair of long kid gloves that belonged to Etta Moten Barnett. Made of white kid leather, the gloves go past the elbow. They are fitted and have no stamps or makers marks. There is a dark smudge on one arm.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1940-2004
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
• Type: gloves
• Medium: leather
• Dimensions: H x W: 18 3/8 × 5 3/8 in. (46.7 × 13.6 cm)
• 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: Fashion
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Topic: Women
• Object number: A2022.13.1.60ab
• 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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