Manufactured by
Chezelle
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
polyester with plastic buttons
Dimensions
H x W (flat): 58 1/8 × 26 in. (147.6 × 66 cm)
Description
A peach sheer polyester nightgown cover from Mae's Millinery Shop. The round collar and fitted cuffs of the full-length sleeves are smocked with a geometric design in peach thread. There is a slit at the center front neck that closes with two (2) small round pearlized plastic buttons. Each cuff closes with two (2) of the same buttons. The nightgown is floor-length with no waist. It is not lined. There are two labels sewn in the proper left side seam near the hem. One contains fiber content and care information, while the other reads "Designed by / Ruth Bekker / for / Chezelle.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Type
nightgowns
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Clothing and dress
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
2010.6.65
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5aeca49ea-0fa8-412d-a7fa-c3108028decf

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