- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- glass beads, metal, plastic, and synthetic fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 1/4 x 7 13/16 x 7/8 in. (26 x 19.8 x 2.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Handle): 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
- Description
- Beaded handbag with geometric design in dark brown, teal, fuchsia and gold from Mae's Millinery Shop. The bag is oblong with teal looped beaded fringe hanging along the bottom and a short brown beaded handle attached by plastic loops to the top opening. The top edge is made from a tan molded plastic with a geometric design that has four hinges and a sliding lock mechanism at the center. The interior is lined with an olive green textured floral fabric. There are two (2) interior open top pockets. 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
- 2016.48.55
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




