- Manufactured by
- Walborg Corp., founded 1940s
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- beads and satin with metal snap
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 4 5/8 x 9 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (11.7 x 23.5 x 4.4 cm)
- Description
- Silver beaded clutch bag from Mae's Millinery Shop. The bag is rectangular with a top flap closure that fastens with one (1) metal snap at the center. It is covered entirely in short silver bugle beads arranged in concentric lines. The interior is lined in cream satin and there is one (1) interior pocket with an open top. A white fabric label with gold embroidered text reading "Richere Bag / by WALBORG / JAPAN" is sewn to the left facing side seam of the pocket.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Clothing-Fashion
- Type
- clutch bags
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.63
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.