On View
Power of Place Gallery
Exhibition
Power of Place
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
plastic, metal, wood, and thread
Dimensions
H x W x D (Plastic Box - largest): 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/8 in. (1.9 x 5.7 x 5.4 cm)
Description
A mixture of sewing tools from Mae's Millinery Shop found in 2010.6.24.1ab including a) spool of red thread, b) a small spool of burgundy thread, c) a metal sewing machine bobbin with black thread, d) a bundle of cream felt and various colors of thread wound around a wooden dowel, e) a hat pin with a white top, f) a hat pin with a black top, g) a black plastic box filled with pins of various kinds, h) cream thread wound around a folded piece of white cardstock, i) a metal needle threader, j) and a metal screw cover for a piece of machinery.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Type
accessories
spools
pins (fasteners)
hatpins
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
2010.6.24.5a-j
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52cd32610-8e74-4dc5-b060-c782ab71c1c2

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