Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
metal
Dimensions
H x W: 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. (3.2 x 1.3 cm)
Description
One gold earring with a claw back closure found in 2010.6.55.1ab from Mae's Millinery Shop. A gold ball is at the front of the closure, with a larger gold ball dangling below it.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Jewelry and Adornment
Type
earrings
Topic
Beauty culture
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
2010.6.55.9
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56040f7a8-2a51-4a1b-8164-99de7073e43b

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