On View
Power of Place Gallery
Exhibition
Power of Place
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Date
1941-1994
Medium
paint on metal
Dimensions
H x W x D (ab): 3 7/8 × 11 1/4 × 8 3/8 in. (9.8 × 28.6 × 21.3 cm)
H x W x D (a - base): 3 13/16 x 11 1/4 x 8 3/8 in. (9.7 x 28.6 x 21.3 cm)
H x W x D (b - lid): 3/4 x 11 3/8 x 8 1/2 in. (1.9 x 28.9 x 21.6 cm)
Description
Tin container and lid with metal swinging handles from Mae's Millinery Shop. It is printed with a multi-colored floral design on a cream ground, mimicking an embroidered picture on canvas. Inside the tin are four (4) faux flowers and a plastic bag overflowing with bright purple feathers.
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment-Occupational
Type
tins
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
Object number
2016.48.97a-d
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5801991ed-08f9-4c25-8f11-56871682f6a9

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