Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
.1ab: metal, plastic, and glass;
.2ab: pasteboard
Dimensions
H x W x D (.1ab (each)): 7/8 × 7/8 × 13/16 in. (2.2 × 2.2 × 2.1 cm)
H x W x D (.2ab (closed)): 1 × 2 3/4 × 3 in. (2.5 × 7 × 7.6 cm)
Description
A pair of screw back earrings (.1ab) with a large central white stone surrounded by a row of clear rhinestones set in silver-toned metal. The earrings were found in a pasteboard box with a black bottom (.2a) and a gold lid (.2b).
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Jewelry and Adornment
Type
earrings
boxes (containers)
Topic
Beauty culture
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
2010.6.75.1ab-.2ab
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56e6d67cf-29ab-4e34-8025-76995d462109

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