Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004 Search this
Medium:
.1) cloth with thread and beads
.2ab) cardboard with cord (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W (.1): 5 7/16 × 24 7/16 in. (13.8 × 62 cm)
H x W (.2a): 18 × 32 1/2 in. (45.7 × 82.6 cm)
Diameter (.2b): 33 in. (83.8 cm)
Type:
cloches
hatboxes
Place purchased:
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Place used:
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca.1965
Description:
This is a Vera Whistler hat and hatbox with accompanying lid. The hat (.1) is made of a light silky fabric in a cloche style with a rolled brim. The fabric has a large paisley pattern in dark blues and greens with pink accents against a yellow background. There are pink, yellow and dark blue beads sewed at intervals around the hat. On the inside of the hat is a white Vera Whistler label sewn to the inside of the sweatband. The hatbox (.2a) is a circular cardboard box with vertical stripes along its sides in alternating shades of cream. There is handwritten text in black ink that reads “BEADED CLOCHE” along the side. It has a cream-colored cord to fasten down the lid threaded into the body of the box to create a second loop as a carrying handle. The box lid (.2b) is a shallow circle in white with a cream edge. On the top surface is pale pink cursive writing that reads “VERA / WHISTLER / ORIGINALS / JULIUS LEWIS / MEMPHIS.”
