- 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)
- 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.




