Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
ink on paper, wood, and glass
Dimensions
H x W x D (In Frame): 15 x 12 x 3/4 in. (38.1 x 30.5 x 1.9 cm)
Description
A framed print of a woman wearing a blue hat from Mae's Millinery Shop. A smaller print of another woman in a hat is taped at the upper left corner of the frame. The frame is missing the two vertical mitered mirror inserts. The two horizontal mitered mirrored inserts are still attached but are damaged. The back of the frame is covered in brown paper. There is a metal saw tooth frame hook at the center back for hanging.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Type
prints
portraits
Topic
Art
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
2010.6.42
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd587a7ca4b-27e8-4918-afa3-c2712fd3e091

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