- 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
- 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.




