Crystal champagne glass belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This is a Lalique champagne glass belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It consists of a tall narrow bowl of clear crystal, with frosted figures at the base of the bowl, and a long clear stem. The frosted figures are two nude female figures twining around the stem in a reclining pose among mounds of grapes. The long clear stem ends in a wide clear base. There is text etched on the underside of the base that reads “Lalique R[within a circle] / France.”

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