Created by
Segall Fixtures, American
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
paint, wood, and metal
Dimensions
H x W x D (A): 24 x 6 1/2 x 7 in. (61 x 16.5 x 17.8 cm)
H x W x D (B): 7/8 x 4 in. (2.2 x 10.2 cm)
Description
A wooden hat stand base (a) and top (b) painted gold and with three (3) metal paw feet. The base extends into a single, long column with nodes similar to a bamboo stalk. The circular wooden top sits on a wooden attachment at the tip of the column. A manufacturer's label is adhered to the bottom of the base that reads "A SEGALL FIXTURE / 933 ARCH STREET / PHILADELPHIA".
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Type
hat stands
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
2010.6.134ab
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c9c3ef6a-fff4-4799-a35c-f9b0946b32f2

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