Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
metal and paint
Dimensions
H x W x D: 15 7/8 × 6 7/8 × 7 in. (40.3 × 17.5 × 17.8 cm)
Description
A metal hat stand painted white from Mae's Millinery Shop. The stand is made from three metal rods bent at the center and joined together, forming a tripod base and a tripod stand for displaying hats. The bottom of each rod has a flat metal cap while the top of each rod has a rounded metal cap.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Type
hat racks
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
2010.6.23
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53badf229-8fcb-4923-ab88-9a4809d42326

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