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
pasteboard, paint, cotton, and metal
Dimensions
H x W x D (ab): 7 × 12 9/16 × 12 9/16 in. (17.8 × 31.9 × 31.9 cm)
H x W x D (a): 6 11/16 × 12 3/8 × 12 3/8 in. (17 × 31.4 × 31.4 cm)
H x W x D (b): 1 11/16 × 12 5/8 × 12 5/8 in. (4.3 × 32.1 × 32.1 cm)
Description
Green circular hatbox (a) and lid (b) made from pasteboard painted green. The lid can be fixed to the bottom with two lengths of white cotton twill tape attached to the base. There is white topstitching along the rim and the top edge of the lid. Metal brads are used to hold the sides of the base and the lid, and the bottom of the base to the sides.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Accessories and Personal Effects
Type
hatboxes
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
2016.48.96ab
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50aaf9949-b1dc-489b-9cae-214d0f614531

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