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    Brooch with a portrait of an unidentified man

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    ca. 1860
    Medium
    metal, collodion and silver on iron with lacquer
    Dimensions
    brooch: 2 × 1 1/2 × 1/4 in. (5.1 × 3.8 × 0.6 cm)
    H x W (image): 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (4.5 × 3.3 cm)
    Description
    Ladies' oval-shaped brooch with a black-and-white tintype photograph of an African American man. The brooch is silver in color with a glass front and a pushpin back. The man in the photograph is wearing a dark colored necktie, jacket and vest with a white shirt.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Adornment
    Type
    brooches
    portraits
    Topic
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.155.50
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5eb63ce2f-fa21-4693-92dd-2973e95c12b5
  • Square rhinestone brooch from Mae's Millinery Shop

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
    Subject of
    Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
    Date
    1941-1994
    Medium
    metal and rhinestones
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 1 9/16 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in. (4 x 4.4 x 1.3 cm)
    Description
    Square rhinestone brooch with an open center from Mae's Millinery Shop. A safety clasp is attached to the reverse.
    Place collected
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
    Classification
    Adornment
    Type
    brooches
    Topic
    Beauty culture
    Business
    Clothing and dress
    Fashion
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
    Object number
    2016.48.50.12.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50ebff26c-d185-445a-8fa6-c574e26cb39d
  • Turqouise turban style hat with brooch from Mae's Millinery Shop

    Designed by
    Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
    Subject of
    Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
    Date
    1941-1994
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 051
    Exhibition
    Power of Place
    Medium
    Hat: synthetic fiber;
    Brooch: metal and rhinestones
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (ab): 5 3/4 × 8 1/2 × 8 in. (14.6 × 21.6 × 20.3 cm)
    H x W x D (b): 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 × 1/2 in. (5.7 × 4.8 × 1.3 cm)
    Description
    A turquoise turban style hat with a gold metal and rhinestone brooch designed by Mae Reeves. The hat (a) is made from light turquoise synthetic faille that is draped like a turban with the folds sewn into place. A gold metal brooch (b) with green and clear rhinestones forming a leafy cluster is pinned at the proper left front. The interior is lined in the same fabric with a cream fabric label with black printed text reading "Mae Reeves / OF / PHILADELPHIA" adhered to the interior center back.
    Place made
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
    Classification
    Clothing-Fashion
    Type
    brooches
    hats
    Topic
    Business
    Clothing and dress
    Fashion
    Fashion design
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
    Object number
    2010.6.160ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5acfcf16e-72a0-415b-bbb0-e771d7c84fe2
  • Rhinestone flower brooch from Mae's Millinery Shop

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
    Subject of
    Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
    Date
    1941-1994
    Medium
    metal and rhinestones
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 1/2 x 2 9/16 x 3/4 in. (6.4 x 6.5 x 1.9 cm)
    Description
    Rhinestone flower pin from Mae's Millinery Shop. The large circular pin is shaped from silver toned metal with clear rhinestone decorations arranged in a bursting star-like flower. A safety clasp is attached to the reverse.
    Place collected
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
    Classification
    Adornment
    Type
    brooches
    Topic
    Beauty culture
    Business
    Clothing and dress
    Fashion
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
    Object number
    2016.48.50.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ef8bda79-6da1-48f6-81a5-9826698dc9f2
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    Brooch owned by the Elliott family

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Elliott, Lilian Johnson, American
    Attributed to
    Elliott Department Store, American
    Date
    1920s
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    metal, rhinestone, vitreous enamel
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 3/8 in. (2.2 x 4.1 x .95 cm.)
    Description
    Trapezoidal Art Deco brooch with a pale gold and ebony enamel design featuring prominent clusters of rhinestones. Curved and straight lines lead to a square ebony-colored center. The brooch front has a smooth, lacquered finish.
    Place used
    Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Adornment
    Type
    brooches
    Topic
    American South
    American West
    Beauty culture
    Business
    Clothing and dress
    Communities
    Families
    Fashion
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Willis and Julia Elliott Family
    Object number
    2014.102
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51771dd0f-68f9-4cb4-bb7a-01a9f99a49c2
  • Square rhinestone brooch from Mae's Millinery Shop

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
    Subject of
    Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
    Date
    1941-1994
    Medium
    metal and rhinestones
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 1 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 3/4 in. (4.4 x 4.1 x 1.9 cm)
    Description
    Square rhinestone pin from Mae's Millinery Shop. Five (5) columns and six (6) rows of clear rhinestones are attached to each other in a silver metal frame, with the frame dipping across the middle horizontally. A safety clasp is adhered to the reverse.
    Place collected
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
    Classification
    Adornment
    Type
    brooches
    Topic
    Beauty culture
    Business
    Clothing and dress
    Fashion
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
    Object number
    2016.48.50.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59cdf4195-2b49-45c9-a80d-c7f0b087b5d0
  • Green and silver brooch worn by Ophelia DeVore

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Worn by
    DeVore, Ophelia, American, 1922 - 2014
    Date
    mid 20th century
    Medium
    metal, rhinestones, and glass
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 3/16 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in. (5.6 x 4.4 x 1.3 cm)
    Description
    Green faux chatoyant and clear rhinestone brooch worn by Ophelia DeVore. The brooch is oblong with two (2) large round green glass beads resembling chatoyant gems at the center surrounded by circles of small faceted clear rhinestones. They are set higher than the surrounding elements, which consist of eight (8) of the green beads also surrounded by circles of small faceted clear rhinestones. All are in a single silver toned metal setting with a safety clasp on the reverse. The word "AUSTRIA" is engraved on the reverse into the metal setting.
    Classification
    Adornment
    Type
    brooches
    Topic
    Beauty culture
    Clothing and dress
    Fashion
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ophelia DeVore
    Object number
    2011.25.5.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c59ffdfc-3075-4a6e-895f-fdf8fc98f5a1
  • Rhinestone butterfly brooch from Mae's Millinery Shop

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
    Subject of
    Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
    Date
    1941-1994
    Medium
    rhinestones and metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 9/16 in. (6.8 x 5.6 x 1.4 cm)
    Description
    Brooch shaped like a butterfly with clear rhinestones attached to a silver metal form from Mae's Millinery Shop. A safety clasp is attached to the reverse behind the upper part of the wings.
    Place collected
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
    Classification
    Adornment
    Type
    brooches
    Topic
    Beauty culture
    Business
    Clothing and dress
    Fashion
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
    Object number
    2016.48.50.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd569b0969c-f961-48ec-93b7-ba699f3e8d44
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