Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
glass and metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 6 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (15.2 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm)
Description
A clear glass perfume bottle (a) and gold colored metal lid (b). The bottle is bulbous in shape, made from glass molded in a design of hash marks. The top of the bottle has a push spray mechanism protruding from a gold colored metal top. The lid of the bottle is an elongated cylinder shape, with the initials JL in relief on the top of the lid.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Accessories and Personal Effects
Type
perfume bottles
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
2010.6.109ab
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd582124e91-b49b-445f-84d9-06d5037a2d3f

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