On View
Power of Place Gallery
Exhibition
Power of Place
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: 13 1/4 x 5 x 1/2 in. (33.7 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm)
Description
Hand-held oval mirror with a clear molded plastic handle and frame with decorative scrolls and round protrusions.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Personal Effects and Items
Type
mirrors
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
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
2010.6.118
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5149efa5c-6c19-4558-879e-8731a7a71026

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