Manufactured by
Elgin American, American
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
a: metal and glass;
b: cloth
Dimensions
H x W x D (a closed): 3 × 2 3/8 × 3/8 in. (7.6 × 6 × 1 cm)
H x W x D (a open): 3 × 4 3/16 × 1 3/8 in. (7.6 × 10.6 × 3.5 cm)
H x W (b): 1 5/8 × 2 1/8 in. (4.1 × 5.4 cm)
Description
Gold-colored metal compact case with floral design on the front (a) and pad (b) from Mae's Millinery Shop. One of the case's corners is more rounded than the others. The case hinges open and there is a mirror on the interior lid. The bottom part has an indented shelf that has incised lines around the name of the manufacturer at center engraved onto it. This shelf hinges open on the left to reveal the lower half of the interior, which is lined with felt around the sides and has incised lines engraved on the bottom. A cloth pad (b) sits in the upper shelf. The name of the manufacturer is printed in black ink on the top of the pad.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Jewelry and Adornment
Type
compacts
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Fashion
Millinery
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
Object number
2016.48.85.2ab
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54c03a90f-88e9-4a1f-8520-dfdd677528e7

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