- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- cloth and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (1): 8 × 6 × 1 in. (20.3 × 15.2 × 2.5 cm)
- H x W x D (2): 15 x 4 1/2 x 1 in. (38.1 x 11.4 x 2.5 cm)
- H x W x D (3): 8 x 4 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (20.3 x 10.8 x 3.8 cm)
- H x W x D (4): 9 1/2 x 4 x 1 in. (24.1 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm)
- H x W x D (5): 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (19.1 x 11.4 x 3.8 cm)
- Description
- Five (5) assorted pre-tied bows from Mae's Millinery Shop.
- .1: A black satin pre-tied bow with a silver metal barrette clasp at the center back.
- .2: A large black pre-tied bow made from fabric with shiny black floral embroidery and no attachment method.
- .3: A black floral lace pre-tied bow with a silver metal barrette clasp at the center back. The clasp is fastened around a black plastic hang tag with a price sticker on it.
- .4: A metallic pre-tied bow with a silver metal barrette clasp at the center back.
- .5: A red and blue striped ribbon bow with long looped ends and no attachment method.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Jewelry and Adornment
- 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
- 2010.6.60.1-.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




