Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
metal, foil on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 1 3/8 x 2 7/16 in. (3.5 x 6.2 cm)
Description
A foil-wrapped paper card with seven (7) black metal snaps found in 2010.6.66.1 from Mae's Millinery Shop. The paper is half a circle, likely cut by Mae Reeves as the manufacturer's information is missing.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Type
fasteners
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
2010.6.66.5
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ee8e6915-e4a9-4451-8bc3-60f06ad68178

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