On View
Power of Place Gallery
Exhibition
Power of Place
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
ribbon, cloth, and lace
Dimensions
H x W x D (as stored in original box): 2 1/2 × 14 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (6.4 × 36.8 × 29.2 cm)
H x W x D (.25 as folded and pinned): 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 2 in. (1.3 × 10.8 × 5.1 cm)
H x W x D (.26 as folded): 3/4 × 10 1/4 × 14 1/8 in. (1.9 × 26 × 35.9 cm)
H x W x D (.27 as folded and pinned): 5/8 × 6 3/8 × 11 3/8 in. (1.6 × 16.2 × 28.9 cm)
Description
Twenty-five (25) lengths of ribbon in varying widths, colors, and lengths, and two (2) pieces of fabric from Mae's Millinery Shop.
.1) light blue 1 inch grosgrain ribbon
.2) dark blue 1 1/2 inch grosgrain ribbon
.3) dark green 1 inch grosgrain ribbon
.4) mauve 1 inch grosgrain ribbon
.5) burgundy 1 1/2 inch grosgrain ribbon
.6) burgundy 1 inch grosgrain ribbon
.7) navy blue 1 inch grosgrain ribbon
.8) red 1 inch grosgrain ribbon
.9) teal 1 1/2 inch satin ribbon
.10) orange 1 inch satin ribbon
.11) black 1 1/2 inch grosgrain ribbon with cream hand sewn borders
.12) white 2 inch grosgrain ribbon
.13) white 3/4 inch twill ribbon
.14) white 1 inch satin ribbon
.15) white and metallic 5/8 inch grosgrain ribbon
.16) lavender 1 inch grosgrain ribbon with red edge
.17) light blue 1 inch grosgrain ribbon with purple surface stains
.18) lavender 1 inch grosgrain ribbon with blue edge
.19) pink 5/8 inch satin ribbon
.20) cream 1/4 inch eyelet ribbon
.21) peach 1/2 inch satin ribbon
.22) peach 1/2 inch satin ribbon
.23) lavender 1/2 inch satin ribbon
.24) dark blue 1 inch grosgrain ribbon
.25) brown 1 inch grosgrain ribbon
.26) large piece of blue iridescent synthetic satin fabric
.27) piece of white stretch knit fabric with length of white lace pinned to it
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Textiles and Quilts
Type
textiles
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
2010.6.62.1-.27
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54d73a554-788e-4503-9648-6575c42cee86

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