Manufactured by
Princess, American
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
paint, cane, wood, cord, and plastic
Dimensions
H x W x D: 6 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (15.9 × 26.7 × 26.7 cm)
Description
A pink circular sewing basket with a flat lid that ties onto the basket with a long length of pink cord from Mae's Millinery Shop. The sides of the basket are made from woven cane. The bottom and lid are both made from wood. A small floral cluster in gold, cream, and green is painted onto the center of the interior bottom. A larger floral cluster is painted on the top of the lid. A pink plastic shelf with seven (7) pegs for holding spools is attached along one half of the interior of the basket. Two (2) additional pegs are missing, for nine (9) total pegs originally. A partial gold foil label with red text is adhered to the interior top edge of the basket above the spool shelf.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Type
baskets
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
2010.6.61.1ab
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e57631af-271d-4ada-99e0-d0e7f64c82bf

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