- Manufactured by
- Musi
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- rhinestones and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Each): 1 9/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. (4 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm)
- Description
- Pair of rhinestone shoe clips from Mae's Millinery Shop. The clips are diamond shaped and covered in small clear rhinestones set into silver colored metal. They are rounded so that the center is higher than the edges. There is a metal clip on the reverse of each clip with two prongs for fastening to the shoes. The manufacturer's name "MUSI" and a copyright symbol are engraved onto the top side of the fasteners.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Adornment
- Type
- clips (jewelry)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.102ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Musi
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