- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- velvet, metal, and satin
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 13 1/4 x 8 1/8 x 3 in. (33.7 x 20.6 x 7.6 cm)
- Description
- Black velvet purse with gold-colored metal frame and handle from Mae's Millinery Shop. The frame consists of thin vertical strips, five on each side, and a solid bar across the top. The sides hinge open. The interior is lined with red satin and has three (3) small pockets inside. A handwritten note in black ink on white paper is stapled to one of the interior pockets that reads: "Note: 6/6/05 / This handbag / belongs to / Mom (Lula Mae) / It has been in / her Hat Shop Showcase / since the 1960s".
- 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
- 2016.48.84.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




