Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
soap, paper
Dimensions
H x W x D: 3 1/4 x 2 x 1/2 in. (8.3 x 5.1 x 1.3 cm)
Description
A bar of soap wrapped in cream white paper with print in blue ink that says, “Lisa / Luxury Soap” with a logo design made up of four circles above the writing.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Accessories and Personal Effects
Type
equipment for personal use: grooming, hygiene and health care
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Millinery
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
2010.6.101
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd590db0f4c-3c50-4b03-831b-0ba0e362afe4

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