Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
iron and paint
Dimensions
H x W x D: 6 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (17.1 x 8.3 x 8.3 cm)
Description
A metal spike stand for paper receipts painted green from Mae's Millinery Shop. It has a square base with perforations on the top surface and cast hatch-mark decorative patterns on the sides.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Type
tools
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
2010.6.85
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a04f07b5-6ff5-49c8-8f68-4f9a8e8029df

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