Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
a: plastic and metal;
b: plastic and metal
Dimensions
H x W (a): 3 × 2 3/4 in. (7.6 × 7 cm)
H x W x D (b): 2 1/16 × 2 1/8 × 3/4 in. (5.2 × 5.4 × 1.9 cm)
Description
Plastic rain hat (a) folded and placed in to black plastic case (b) from Mae's Millinery Shop. The rain hat has a handle on it so it can be pulled from the case. The black case has a floral design on the front of the flap in pink, blue, and silver. The case closes with one (1) metal snap.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Clothing-Historical
Type
headgear
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Clothing and dress
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
Object number
2016.48.109ab
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e4e8dfd6-3a4c-4e19-bbbb-6deb21b3db20

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