Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
metal and paint
Dimensions
H x W x D (Rectangular piece): 3/8 x 1 9/16 x 7/8 in. (1 x 4 x 2.2 cm)
H x W (Long piece): 5 1/8 x 3 7/8 in. (13 x 9.9 cm)
Description
Two pieces of metal hardware found in 2010.6.55.1ab from Mae's Millinery Shop. Both are painted off-white. One is rectangular in shape (.1) with two short pieces extending out from each side. The other is a long round piece (.2) that is bent on one end and about halfway down the middle.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Type
hardware
Topic
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
2010.6.55.14.1-.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd546d9bc8f-3534-4c2a-baf9-89fd3b2b5df5

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