- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- metal, paint, and mother of pearl
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (4.4 x 3.5 cm)
- Description
- A diamond shaped painted metal decorative apparel accessory found in 2010.6.55.1ab from Mae's Millinery Shop. The metal is painted teal and flat pearl discs are arranged along the diamond outline and with one in the center. It has a two-pronged metal attachment on the center back.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Jewelry and Adornment
- Type
- brooches
- 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
- 2010.6.55.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




