- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- net and sequins
- Dimensions
- H x W: 43 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (110.5 x 41.9 cm)
- Description
- A net collar or capelet decorated with sequins from Mae's Millinery Shop. The sequins radiate in straight lines from the neck, then decorate the scalloped border in undulating patterns, with a row trimming the scalloped bottom edge. The capelet is not lined and there are no labels.
- 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
- 2010.6.184
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




