On View
Power of Place Gallery
Exhibition
Power of Place
Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
metal, glass, rhinestone, plastic, powder, and lipstick
Dimensions
H x W x D: 7 9/16 x 5 9/16 x 15/16 in. (19.2 x 14.1 x 2.4 cm)
H x W x D (small brown pouch): 1 9/16 x 2 7/8 x 1/4 in. (4 x 7.3 x 0.6 cm)
H x W (small powder square): 2 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (5.9 x 4.4 cm)
H x W x D (lipstick): 1 11/16 x 11/16 x 11/16 in. (4.3 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm)
Description
Gold-colored metal compact case (a) with rhinestone and plastic pearl beaded decoration. The case opens with a hinge along one long side. The bottom half of the case contains, from left to right, a tray of loose cosmetic powder with a spring-action lid, a compartment containing a brown plastic pouch (b) that is empty, a metal tube of coral shaded lipstick that is attached to the case with a hinge. The lid of the case has a mirror (c) on the left, with a cut-out space for the lipstick on the right side. The mirror has a spring action mechanism along the hinge of the case that reveals an additional storage area in the lid when lifted. The case has a metal link handle.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Accessories and Personal Effects
Type
compacts
Topic
Beauty culture
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
2016.48.89.1abc
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd565121ee9-28dd-446a-9a80-5c506480c465

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