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Ashtray belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

ca. 1945

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

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 metal and rhinestone ashtray belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It is a circular gold-colored metal shape with a raised abstract floral motif around the rim. The center is a concave cup of clear glass. The ashtray rests on three metal feet. There is a ring of clear rhinestones bordering the glass center. There is a single oval shaped cradle in gold colored metal on one side of the rim. The cradle has the same abstract floral design as the rim.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: A2022.13.1.47

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