- Created by
- Manon, American
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- leather and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 3/4 x 13 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (19.7 x 33.7 x 7 cm)
- Description
- A black leather handbag by Manon from Mae's Millinery Shop. The bag is rectangular with a flat bottom and a clamshell top opening that fastens with a pressure clasp. It has a short black leather handle on the top. A raised gold-toned oval is attached at the center of one side with the initials "L M N" engraved on it. There are six (6) pockets of varying size on the interior, one of which closes with a metal zipper. The word "Manon" is printed in gold ink in the interior back side above the pockets.
- 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
- 2010.6.180.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




