- Subject of
- Star-Gazette, American, founded 1828
- Owned by
- Barnett, Etta Moten, American, 1901 - 2004
- Date
- 1959-2004
- Medium
- glass with plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 3/8 × 3 1/16 in. (8.6 × 7.8 cm)
- Description
- This is a glass tumbler with a decorative plastic wrap printed with an article from the “Star Gazette.” The wrap covers three-quarters of the tumbler’s vertical outer surface. It has a white background with black text arranged as the newspaper masthead and the top portion of three articles. In the top proper left corner is a box with black text that reads “Fair / Warmer Tonight / High Near 70.” In the top proper right corner is black text that reads “4 STAR / ****/ FINAL.” Between them is the newspaper title “STAR GAZETTE.” Below this reads “Vol. 103 NO. 234.” The headlines under the masthead read “ETTA MOTEN… / TRAVELS TO SOUTH AMERICA!”
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Etta Moten Barnett Archive
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Topic
- Activism
- Actors
- Broadway Theatre
- Cooking and dining
- Singers (Musicians)
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- A2022.13.1.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




