- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard, and cord
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (ab): 6 × 11 7/8 × 1 3/4 in. (15.2 × 30.2 × 4.4 cm)
- H x W x D (a - base): 5 15/16 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (15.1 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm)
- H x W x D (b - lid): 1 5/8 x 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (4.1 x 29.8 x 29.8 cm)
- Description
- Green and gold vertically striped hat box with lid from Mae's Millinery Shop. Gold cord is attached to the sides of the hatbox for a handle. The interior of the base and lid are solid gold.
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Type
- hatboxes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.95ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




