On View
Power of Place Gallery
Exhibition
Power of Place
Manufactured by
Gold Tone, 1950 - 2000
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
plastic, metal, glass, rhinestones, and paper
Dimensions
H x W x D (a): 5 13/16 x 1 1/4 x 15/16 in. (14.8 x 3.2 x 2.4 cm)
H x W x D (b): 6 1/4 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/16 in. (15.9 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm)
Description
Plastic brush (a) with translucent orange plastic handle and white plastic teeth. The back of the brush is covered with gold metal with a decorative metal and rhinestone floral detail at the top and a mirror below it. Original paper packaging (b) is gold and black with black text on two long sides that reads "A / Gold Tone / PRODUCT" and black text on the two short openings that reads "BIJOU / COMB & BRUSH / 1922".
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Adornment
Type
hairbrushes
boxes (containers)
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Fashion
Hair
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
Object number
2016.48.88ab
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57ac2f6e5-7575-4b30-87f0-315453b18bc0

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