Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
paint on cardboard
Dimensions
H x W: 4 x 11 in. (10.2 x 27.9 cm)
Description
A rectangular painted sign reading [Donna Limmerick / Ms. Reeves]. The text is painted in black letters and the upper PL and lower PR corners have blue and red concentric circles in paint. There are red and black ballpoint ink markings on the front and the surface is dirty overall.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Type
shop signs
Topic
Advertising
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
2010.6.6
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55aba9e0e-4f66-41cc-be4e-a67b148fbb45

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