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 plastic
Dimensions
H x W x D: 9 1/2 x 5 3/8 x 1/4 in. (24.1 x 13.7 x 0.6 cm)
Description
A green and yellow plastic hand mirror. The back portion of the casing is green while the front is yellow. The circular mirror sits in the slightly oval and octagonal body. The green back has a pearlized finish.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Accessories and Personal Effects
Type
hand mirrors
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
2010.6.117
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52774c185-46ac-4a55-92d9-70d5e9ddf06d

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