- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- plastic and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 3/4 x 5 x 3 1/4 in. (7 x 12.7 x 8.3 cm)
- Description
- A rectangular clear plastic box with faceted geometric patterns molded into the plastic from Mae's Millinery Shop. The box opens with a hinge on the back side, with the opening of the bottom and lid trimmed in brass-toned metal and a small pressure-point closure at the center front. The lid is deeper than the bottom of the box. The bottom is lined in a silver metallic material.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Type
- boxes (containers)
- 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
- 2010.6.66.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




