Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
wood and velvet
Dimensions
H x W x D: 33 1/2 x 30 x 21 1/4 in. (85.1 x 76.2 x 54 cm)
Description
An armchair upholstered in velvet with a wooden frame. The chair back is short, with a scalloped upper edge and a carved feather design. The feather motif is repeated on the arm frons and the back sides of the front legs. The back, seat, and arms are all upholstered in cream velvet with a large-scale burgundy floral vine pattern. There are squared side stretchers and one stretcher behind the front legs.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Type
chairs
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Millinery
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
2010.6.185
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53592e683-a8dd-4ea8-ad7d-966851a0c529

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