- 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
- Dimensions
- H x W (Each): 13 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (33.7 x 7 cm)
- Description
- A pair of black synthetic knit gloves reaching to the mid-forearm. A back machine-embroidered wreath is sewn at the back of the hand below the middle finger on each glove, as are two (2) of the same wreaths each on the outer arm of each glove near the opening.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- gloves
- 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
- 2010.6.170ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




