- Manufactured by
- Julius Lewis, American, founded 1900
- Subject of
- Whistler, Vera, American
- Owned by
- Barnett, Etta Moten, American, 1901 - 2004
- Date
- 1950-2004
- Medium
- cardboard and string (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 7/8 × 15 9/16 × 15 9/16 in. (17.5 × 39.5 × 39.5 cm)
- Description
- This is a hatbox (a) with lid (b) owned by Etta Moten Barnett. The hatbox is an off-white colored circular box with a pink cord to fasten down the lid threaded into the body of the box to create a second loop as a carrying handle. The lid is off-white with pink text in the center that reads “VERA / WHISTLER / ORIGINALS / JULIUS LEWIS / Memphis.”
- Place purchased
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Etta Moten Barnett Archive
- Classification
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Type
- hatboxes
- Topic
- Activism
- Actors
- Broadway Theatre
- Singers (Musicians)
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- A2022.13.1.114ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




