Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
plastic and metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 8 x 14 x 9 1/2 in. (20.3 x 35.6 x 24.1 cm)
Description
A clear plastic box used to store hat-making materials from Mae's Millinery Shop. The box is rectangular with a lid that is hinged in the back and has a metal clasp at the center front. There is a plastic handle at the center of the attached lid that swivels upward for use. A gold and brown floral vine is printed on the center front side.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Type
boxes (containers)
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
2010.6.64.1
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a461a654-ba5c-4539-82b0-71cc726ecf1e

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