Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1964-1968
Medium
metal, paint, and ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W x D: 3/4 × 8 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (1.9 × 21 × 21 cm)
Description
A commemorative plate featuring a painted portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on pasteboard in the center of the metal plate. Text printed along the top rim reads "I HAVE A DREAM-FREEDOM FOR ALL MY PEOPLE". Text printed inside a box on the bottom center rim reads "Reverend / Martin Luther King." A brief biography of King, mostly focusing on his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, is printed in black text on the reverse of the plate. A cut-out in the metal at the top of the back of the plate allows for hanging by a nail or hook.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
commemoratives
portraits
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Civil rights
Millinery
U.S. History, 1961-1969
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
2010.6.25
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58b25e706-4802-46ce-9162-a2603545cf36

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