- 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, wood, and beads
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 15 3/8 x 15 x 1 1/4 in. (39.1 x 38.1 x 3.2 cm)
- Description
- Black fabric purse with white printed and beaded decorations from Mae's Millinery Shop. The front features a pattern printed in white of palm trees, sea shells, and star fish. The print is covered with white beading. The back features a white printed pattern of stylized waves along the bottom portion without beading. The two handles are made from round wood painted black that are attached through fabric loops on the body of the purse. There is no closure method for the purse. It is lined in plain black fabric and 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)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.42.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




