On View
Power of Place Gallery
Exhibition
Power of Place
Manufactured by
Maybelline, American, founded 1915
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
wood, paint, and black pigment
Dimensions
H x W x D: 3/16 × 3 3/4 × 3/16 in. (0.5 × 9.5 × 0.5 cm)
Description
A portion of a makeup pencil with black pigment in a red painted wood pencil. Silver stamped text on the pencil reads: "Maybelline VELVET BLACK U.S.A.".
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Adornment
Type
cosmetics
Topic
Beauty culture
Black Enterprise
Business
Fashion
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
2010.6.54.4
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a6aeb05b-a442-4202-85d9-0ce02224110b

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