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Museum object · Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

Crumb catcher belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

ca. 1950

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 small flat metal pan with a long handle and an attached hinged lid. There is a small flange attached to the lid just about the handle. In the center of the lid is a large, raised letter “E” inside a raise circle. The circle, as well as the edge of the pan is burnished a bright copper shade in contrast to the darker metal of the rest of the pan.

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

Catalog reference: A2022.13.1.66

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