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  • Cream damask hat with gold and red scarf from Mae's Millinery Shop

    Designed by
    Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
    Subject of
    Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
    Date
    1941-1994
    Medium
    synthetic fiber, plastic, and beads
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 8 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 12 in. (21.6 x 29.8 x 30.5 cm)
    Description
    A cream floral damask hat with a high round crown and a round upturned brim designed by Mae Reeves. The crown is wrapped in a scarf with a printed design in orange, pink, and gold of flowers, wide stripes, and paisleys. A cluster of red and orange beads are sewn on top of the scarf at the proper right side of the crown where the ends are gathered and hang over the edge of the brim. Heavy weight plastic net lines the interior of the crown, with green grosgrain ribbon lining the interior opening. A cream fabric label with black printed text reading "Mae Reeves / OF / PHILADELPHIA" is adhered to the ribbon at 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
    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
    2010.6.144
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55bff8179-ab9e-401d-9789-b0c3c533136e
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