Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
.6: synthetic satin;
.7: synthetic fiber
Dimensions
H x W (.6 unfolded): 23 7/8 × 24 1/2 in. (60.6 × 62.2 cm)
H x W x D (.7): 1 1/2 × 5 × 8 in. (3.8 × 12.7 × 20.3 cm)
Description
Two pieces of scrap fabric found in box 2010.6.64.1 from Mae's Millinery Shop. One piece (.6) is an asymmetric length of black synthetic satin with one edge pinked and one edge the selvedge. The other piece (.7) is a piece of black and white woven synthetic fabric sewn into a loop with one edge left raw.
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
2010.6.64.6-.7
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57a906a45-db01-4813-89d3-9028ba21120e

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