- Manufactured by
- Wear-Right Gloves
- Aris Gloves, Inc., American, 1921 - 1921
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- a, b: leather;
- c: plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (a): 19 x 4 x 1/4 in. (48.3 x 10.2 x 0.6 cm)
- H x W x D (b): 19 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 1/4 in. (50.2 x 13.3 x 0.6 cm)
- H x W x D (c): 17 5/8 x 5 1/2 x 1/16 in. (44.8 x 14 x 0.2 cm)
- Description
- Pair of elbow-length white leather gloves (a,b) from Mae's Millinery Shop. A blue stamp for the manufacturer Wear-Right is at the interior left glove near the opening.
- The plastic bag (c) is clear and has red type that reads "to flatter and slenderize your hands / finest, lightest weight gloves / ARIS / MADE IN ITALY".
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- gloves
- bags (containers)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.48.9abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




