- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- plastic, synthetic fiber, sequins, rhinestones, velvet, thread
- Dimensions
- H x W (longest piece (.1)): 1/8 × 74 in. (0.3 × 188 cm)
- H x W (shortest piece (.10)): 1 1/4 × 12 1/2 in. (3.2 × 31.8 cm)
- Description
- Eleven (11) pieces of various trimming materials found in box 2010.6.64.1 from Mae's Millinery Shop. Pieces include faux pearl beads, sequined and rhinestone embellished trim, and velvet ribbon. There are also two (2) pieces of embroidered velvet (.10 and .11) that are backed with a purple synthetic knit material that was cut from a larger finished object.
- 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
- 2010.6.64.9.1-.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




