- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- satin, metal thread, rhinestones, and beads
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (flat): 5/8 × 16 3/4 × 6 1/8 in. (1.6 × 42.5 × 15.6 cm)
- Description
- A cream satin collar with pink satin trim on the lower edge and an embroidered floral design across the front. The trim has a fixed bow sewn at the proper left front side. The embroidery is done in metallic thread in a floral vine with rhinestone and faux pearl beads interspersed throughout. The embroidery is done on the front only, it does not continue to the back beyond the side seams. The upper edge of the collar is bound with cream tape. The collar does not open, but rather fits over the head.
- Place collected
- 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
- 2010.6.167
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




