- 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 metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 12 x 8 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (30.5 x 21.6 x 4.4 cm)
- Description
- White beaded purse from Mae's Millinery Shop. The purse is small with a short beaded handle and a soft body with a flat bottom. It opens along the center top with a gold metal bar that has a hinged cover that is also faced in white beads. The interior is lined in white synthetic satin and there are two (2) pockets, one on each long side. A tag reading "MADE IN HONG KONG" is sewn into the seam of one pocket.
- 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
- 2016.48.49.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




