- Designed by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- straw, tulle, and synthetic fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (on form): 10 1/2 × 16 1/4 × 14 1/2 in. (26.7 × 41.3 × 36.8 cm)
- L x W (Tulle streamer): 23 × 8 in. (58.4 × 20.3 cm)
- Description
- Tan straw hat with tulle streamer and artificial flower decorations designed by Mae Reeves. The hat has a high rounded crown and a wide circular brim that is turned up all around. A length of cream tulle is wrapped around the crown as a hat band and tied at the center back, with two long tails extending beyond the brim as streamers down the center back. Two (2) artificial roses, one very pale pink and the other burgundy, are adhered at the proper right side of the crown. A white tag with black text sewn at the inter center back that reads "Mae Reeves / OF / PHILADELPHIA".
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- hats
- Topic
- Black Enterprise
- Business
- Clothing and dress
- Design
- Fashion
- Fashion design
- Millinery
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.25
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




