Gold and white beaded earrings from Mae's Millinery Shop
- 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 beads
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (a): 1 11/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. (4.3 x 4.4 x 2.9 cm)
- H x W x D (b): 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (4.8 x 4.8 x 2.9 cm)
- Description
- Gold and white beaded clip-on earrings from Mae's Millinery Shop. Each earring consists of a cluster of large round gold and faux pearl beads strung onto thread with one (1) pearl colored bugle bead behind it, with the strand then attached to a metal perforated disc. The back of each disc has a pressure clip.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Adornment
- Type
- earrings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.71ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.