- On View
- Power of Place Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- 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
- synthetic fiber, beads, and cord
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Purse body): 5 5/8 × 5 5/8 × 4 in. (14.3 × 14.3 × 10.2 cm)
- Length (Cord): 23 in. (58.4 cm)
- Description
- Beaded black purse featuring a repeating scalloped pattern from Mae's Millinery Shop. It is cylindrical in shape with a lid that lifts off the top while being attached by a long black cord strap. Two holes in the top of the lid allow it to slide up the cord. The body and lid are stiff. The interior is lined with plain black fabric.
- 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)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.40.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




