- On View
- Power of Place Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Attributed to
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- synthetic fiber, sequins, and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 x 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (12.7 x 19.1 x 16.5 cm)
- Description
- A black sequined bandeau hat attributed to Mae Reeves. The hat is wide at the center, tapering to a point at each end above the ears. The top is finished with rows of black sequins and ribbon sewn in tight rows in a swirling pattern. It is shaped with metal on the underside that is covered with black grosgrain ribbon that trims the underside edges. There are no labels.
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- hats
- Topic
- Black Enterprise
- Business
- Clothing and dress
- Design
- Fashion
- Fashion design
- 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
- 2010.6.159




