Purple wine glass 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 wine glass with a purple bowl and clear stem belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It consists of a tall narrow purple glass bowl shaped like a cone. Beginning at the base of the bowl are carved lines in a diamond pattern that reaches two-thirds of the way to the top of the bowl. There is a smooth transition from the bowl to the clear stem, with no break between the two. There is no decoration on the stem. On the underside of the base is white etched text that reads “VERA WANG / WEDGEWOOD.”

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