- Manufactured by
- Benjamin-Walk, American, founded 1896
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- synthetic fiber, plastic, and rubber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (each): 4 3/4 × 10 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (12.1 × 27.3 × 8.3 cm)
- Description
- A pair of blue high-heeled shoes from Mae's Millinery Shop. The uppers are made from satin fabric dyed a deep, bright blue. The 2 1/2-inch heels are covered in the same color fabric. The shoes are closed at the toe, which is pointed at the tip. The soles are made from hard rubber or plastic. There are black rubber caps on the heel bottoms. The manufacturer name "Dyeables" is printed in gold metallic ink on the insole of each shoe. Style and size information is stamped in black ink around the interior back of both uppers.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- shoes (footwear)
- 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
- 2010.6.32ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




