- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- synthetic fiber, plastic, and wire
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Largest): 7 1/2 x 6 x 4 1/2 in. (19.1 x 15.2 x 11.4 cm)
- H x W x D (Smallest): 4 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 in. (10.8 x 5.7 x 2.5 cm)
- Description
- Group of sixteen decorative artificial flowers of varying colors and sizes from Mae's Millinery Shop. Various individual silk and plastic flowers to be affixed to hats. Flowers range in size, style, color. One is a handmade rosette, likely made by Mae Reeves, consisting of layers of cream satin and cream net arranged in a spiral and sewn together at the bottom center to make the rosette.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- accessories
- 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
- 2010.6.59.1-.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




