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

The object in the museum catalogue

This is a pair of short kid gloves (a,b) in their original plastic bag (c) that belonged to Etta Moten Barnett. The gloves (a,b) are mid-forearm length, made of white kid leather. On the inside of each one is a red stamp with text that reads “ VAN RAALTE / 7 / REAL KID / MADE IN PHILLIPHINES.” The plastic bag (c) they came in is a clear plastic in a long narrow rectangular shape. It has blue curlicues along the margins. Across the center is blue text that reads “VAN RAALTE.” Along the bottom margin is small blue text that reads “Made in Philippines.”

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1940-2004
• Manufactured by: Van Raalte, American, 1907 - 2000
• Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
• Type: gloves
• Type: bags (containers)
• Medium: leather and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W (a,b): 11 3/16 × 3 3/4 in. (28.4 × 9.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (c): 13 5/16 × 5 5/16 in. (33.8 × 13.5 cm)
• Place made: Philippines
• 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: A2022.13.1.59a-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

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