Blue felt bag 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 navy blue felt purse belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It is an oblong-shaped bag with an oval bottom and a straight top with a hinged frame opening. The opening frame is made of gold colored metal. There is a small half-oval shaped flange in the center of the frame that lifts to release the latch. The purse has a short handle made of matching fabric attached to the purse by two gold-colored rings. On the exterior of the bag is a fold of navy blue felt cloth that covers the side of the purse but is cut away in the center into a point, exposing the underlayer of fabric. The interior of the bag is lined in red leather. There is a white tag with red text sewn to the interior hem that reads “WILSHIRE / REG. / ORIGINAL.”

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