Evening gloves with bag 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 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.

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