Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
.1: net;
.2: net and velvet
.3: net and ribbon
.4: net
.5: net and ribbon
Dimensions
H x W (.1 largest): 24 3/4 in. (62.9 cm)
Description
Five (5) pieces of hat veiling and found in box 2010.6.64.1 from Mae's Millinery Shop.
.1: A length of black net.
.2: A piece of black net gathered and sewn at one side with the rest of the edges left raw. Large black velvet polka dots are adhered onto the net.
.3: A piece of cream veiling sewn into a circle with ribbon flowers sewn onto it.
.4: A scrap of off-white lace net.
.5: A piece of navy veiling with navy blue ribbons sewn onto 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
2010.6.64.8.1-.5
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e74cf0b7-32eb-42dd-9eb9-e4414f744b6f

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