- Manufactured by
- Carson Pirie Scott & Co., American, founded 1854
- Owned by
- Barnett, Etta Moten, American, 1901 - 2004
- Date
- 1960-1989
- Medium
- leather with plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W (ab): 22 15/16 × 5 1/8 in. (58.2 × 13 cm)
- H x W (c): 27 1/4 × 5 7/8 in. (69.2 × 15 cm)
- Description
- This is a pair of long white leather gloves (a,b) with a plastic storage bag (c) owned by Etta Moten Barnett. The gloves are a matching pair made of white kid leather. Each glove has a slit along the wrist area with three pearl buttons to fasten the slit closed. The gloves are past elbow length. On the inside of each glove is a Carson Pirie Scott stamp. The bag (c) is a clear plastic bag in a narrow rectangular shape.
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Etta Moten Barnett Archive
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- gloves
- bags (containers)
- Topic
- Activism
- Actors
- Broadway Theatre
- Clothing and dress
- Singers (Musicians)
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- A2022.13.1.117a-c
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




