- Manufactured by
- Kay Fuchs, West German
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1949-1990
- Medium
- nylon and rayon blend cloth, elastic
- Dimensions
- H x W (a): 8 x 4 in. (20.3 x 10.2 cm)
- H x W (b): 8 x 3 in. (20.3 x 7.6 cm)
- Description
- Pair of black satin gloves from Mae's Millinery Shop. The gloves are made from a nylon and rayon blend satin with elastic sewn into the wrists. A short black tassel hangs from the outer wrist of each glove. A manufacturer's label is sewn into the interior seam of the left glove.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- gloves
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.84.2ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




