- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- metal and rhinestones
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (a): 2 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 5/8 in. (7.3 x 4.1 x 1.6 cm)
- H x W x D (b): 3 x 1 11/16 x 5/8 in. (7.6 x 4.3 x 1.6 cm)
- Description
- Rhinestone earrings from Mae's Millinery Shop. The earrings are made with metal wire looped to wrap around the back of the ear. Three (3) clear rhinestones are attached at the end that fits behind the ear. A group of clear rhinestones is also placed at the end that sits in front of the lobe with two (2) short chains of rhinestones dangling down.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Jewelry and Adornment
- Type
- earrings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.50.5ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




