- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- synthetic fiber and lace
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 3/8 x 42 in. (36.5 x 106.7 cm)
- Description
- A salmon pink synthetic fiber and lace doily. The doily has a solid fabric rectangular center surrounded by a ruffled lace border that is hand sewn to the center fabric.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Textiles and Quilts
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Type
- doilies
- 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
- 2010.6.135.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




