Pair of glasses on a handle belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

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 pair of glasses on a handle. The glasses are rimmed in thick black molded plastic covered in clear rhinestones on the front. The back side of the glasses are plain. The glasses do not have the temple arms found on most glasses but rather a single handle on the proper right side that folds down ninety degrees to allow the user to hold the glasses to their face. On the back of the handle is raised text that reads “HONG KONG.”

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