On View
Power of Place Gallery
Exhibition
Power of Place
Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
beads, metal, and satin
Dimensions
H x W x D (without strap): 6 1/4 x 8 x 1 1/2 in. (15.9 x 20.3 x 3.8 cm)
H x W x D (including strap): 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm)
Description
Silver and grey beaded handbag with metal chain handle from Mae's Millinery Shop. The bag is rectangular with a flat bottom, with both sides and the bottom covered in seed and bugle beads in a design of alternating crosses and checkerboard squares set on point in silver and steel gray. The purse opens along the top with a silver hinged metal bar with a stylized floral design across the top bars. It closes at the center top with an interlocking pressure knob. A short chain link handle is attached at either end of one side of the top bar by metal loops. The interior of the bag is lined in white satin. There is one interior open top pocket. There are no labels.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Type
purses (bags)
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Millinery
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
Object number
2016.48.12
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57f271e4a-743c-4738-bf2e-3a6f7d6336fa

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