Red wine glass belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This is a wine glass with a red bowl and clear stem belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It consists of a tall narrow red glass bowl shaped like a cone. Ringing the base of the bowl are decorative indentations. Under the bowl at the top of the stem is a round clear colored globe with a faceted surface. Below the globe the stem narrows then widens into a faceted pillar before flaring into the base.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1950-2004
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
• Type: wine glasses
• Medium: glass
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 9 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (23.5 × 7 × 7 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: A2022.13.1.48
• 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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