- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 x 11 in. (10.2 x 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A printed sign reading [Sorry WE'RE CLOSED] from Mae's Millinery Shop. The rectangular sign has a white border surrounding a black field. The words [Sorry] and [We're] are in white ink, [Closed] is in orange. At the bottom left corner in the white border [COLE] is printed in black ink.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Type
- signs
- 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
- 2010.6.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




