Pink and purple cartwheel hat from Mae's Millinery Shop
- Designed by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- On ViewCommunity/Third Floor, 3 051
- Museum MapsObjects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Medium
- plastic and synthetic fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 4 x 15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (10.2 x 40 x 40 cm)
- Description
- A pink and purple faux straw cartwheel hat designed by Mae Reeves. The hat has a short rounded crown and a wide round brim made from braided synthetic straw that is sewn together in concentric circles. The straw is pale pink except for a wide band of pale purple around the middle of the brim. A piece of burgundy stretch fabric is wrapped several times around the brim as a hat band and tied at the proper right side in a bow. Burgundy grosgrain ribbon trims the interior bottom crown. A cream fabric label with black printed text reading "Mae Reeves / OF / PHILADELPHIA" is adhered to the interior center back crown.
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Clothing-Fashion
- Type
- hats
- Topic
- Business
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Fashion design
- 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
- 2010.6.171
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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