- On View
- Power of Place Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- plastic, metal, and synthetic fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 x 12 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (15.2 x 31.8 x 8.3 cm)
- Description
- A pink faux patent leather purse from Mae's Millinery Shop. The purse is rectangular with curved sides and a metal frame clamshell top opening. A loop of the faux leather forms a short handle along the top. The interior is lined with faux pink leather. 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
- purses (bags)
- 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
- 2010.6.176
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




