- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Barnett, Etta Moten, American, 1901 - 2004
- Date
- 1960-2004
- Medium
- plastic and glass with metal and cloth
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (a): 1 3/4 × 3 11/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.5 × 9.3 × 3.2 cm)
- H x W x D (b): 1 15/16 × 4 1/8 × 1 3/8 in. (5 × 10.5 × 3.5 cm)
- Description
- These are opera glasses (a) in a case (b) owned by Etta Moten Barnett. The opera glasses are black with gold filigree around the body. There are clear rhinestones studded within the filigree. The objective lenses, body and bridge are black. The bridge does not hinge. The eye cups are black. The focus wheel is black. There is text on the focus wheel that reads “Made in Japan.” There is text carved into the bridge and painted white that reads “Mignon / 2.5X.” The case (b) is silver satin with a cream colored interior, that closes with a white snap.
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Etta Moten Barnett Archive
- Classification
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Topic
- Activism
- Actors
- Broadway Theatre
- Singers (Musicians)
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- A2022.13.1.116ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




