- Manufactured by
- Van Raalte, American, 1907 - 2000
- Owned by
- Barnett, Etta Moten, American, 1901 - 2004
- Date
- 1940-2004
- Medium
- leather and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W (a,b): 11 3/16 × 3 3/4 in. (28.4 × 9.5 cm)
- H x W (c): 13 5/16 × 5 5/16 in. (33.8 × 13.5 cm)
- Description
- 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.”
- Place made
- Philippines
- 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)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- A2022.13.1.59a-c
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




