- 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): 6 1/2 × 13 3/8 in. (16.5 × 34 cm)
- H x W x D (b): 7 3/8 × 14 1/8 × 1/2 in. (18.7 × 35.9 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- A framed printed inspirational quote from Mae's Millinery Shop. The text on the print (a) reads [Is it consistent with honorable principles?]. The [I] is larger than the rest of the text and decorated with a red colored illumination. The reverse is blank.
- The frame (b) is dark wood with glass and a cardstock backing. A length of wire is attached to a metal loop on either short side of the frame so it can hang horizontally on the wall. Nails hold the glass and paper back in place.
- 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
- 2010.6.2ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




