- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- a: ink on paper;
- b: wood, glass, and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W (a): 5 × 7 1/8 in. (12.7 × 18.1 cm)
- H x W x D (b): 5 3/4 × 7 7/8 × 1/2 in. (14.6 × 20 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- A printed inspirational quote (a) and frame (b) from Mae's Millinery Shop. The text is printed in Gothic script in black ink on cream paper with a pink, blue, and white floral cluster printed at the center top. Some of the text is printed on top of the flowers. The quote reads: "When shadows fall athwart thy path / 'Tis God who passes by: / Bow down in peace and praise and pray, / And even while you sigh / Remember this: - Each sorrow is a shadow sweet / That tells how near Christ's Nailed Feet / Are walking by thy side. / Then let thy soul confide." The reverse is blank.
- The frame (b) has a decorative geometric design carved into the gilt wood. The glass is backed with cardstock that is black on the back side. A nail for hanging is at the center of one side on the reverse, with a safety pin fastened around it.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Type
- prints
- 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
- 2010.6.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




