Pink mushroom hat with flowers from Mae's Millinery Shop

Designed by

Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016

Subject of

Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994

Medium

chiffon, buckram, velvet ribbon, and artificial flowers

Dimensions

H x W x D: 11 1/2 x 17 x 16 1/4 in. (29.2 x 43.2 x 41.3 cm)

Type

hats

Place collected

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date

1941-1994

Description

Wide-brimmed mushroom hat designed by Mae Reeves with a high round crown made from layers of bright pink chiffon. A pink velvet ribbon hat band is tied in a bow at the center back of the crown. Six (6) artifical flowers with large rounded pink petals, green leaves, and plastic green stems, are adhered to the upper side of the brim. Both the crown and the brim are shaped with buckram, and a length of wire is attached around the edge of the brim and covered with the pink chiffon. The crown has an interior hat band made from pink grosgrain ribbon. An ivory designer label with black printed text is adhered at the center back of the interior band that reads: "Mae Reeves / OF / PHILADELPHIA".

Topic

African American

Business

Clothing and dress

Fashion

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.213.9

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification

Clothing-Fashion

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture