- 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
- 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.




