- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- paper, metal, and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (1): 5 3/4 x 4 x 1/2 in. (14.6 x 10.2 x 1.3 cm)
- H x W x D (2): 6 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 in. (15.2 x 11.4 x 1.3 cm)
- H x W x D (3): 5 1/4 x 4 x 1/2 in. (13.3 x 10.2 x 1.3 cm)
- Description
- Three papers of buttons from Mae's Millinery Shop.
- .1) Seven (7) brown faux leather plastic buttons on a paper backing. Text printed on the packaging says, “Unusual value in fashion buttons” along the top.
- .2) Five (5) large brown faux leather plastic buttons on a paper backing inside of plastic packaging. Text printed on the paper packaging says, “Unusual value in fashion buttons” along the top.
- .3) Four (4) green and gold metal buttons on a paper backing in plastic packaging. Text printed along the top of the paper says, “Supreme / 4/$1.00 / Dept.173”.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- buttons (fasteners)
- 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
- 2010.6.70.1-.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




