- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- satin and beads with metal hook-and-eye
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (flat): 1/8 × 11 × 5 15/16 in. (0.3 × 27.9 × 15.1 cm)
- Description
- A cream satin collar with rounded edges. Floral vines are embroidered in faux pearl beads on the facing side. Beads also trim the edges. The collar closes at the center front neck with one (1) metal hook-and-eye. A fabric label at the center back verso with embroidered text reads "JAPAN".
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- collars (neckwear)
- 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
- 2010.6.166
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




