Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016  Search this

Subject of:

Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994  Search this

Medium:

plastic and metal container, with wax, oil, and pigment lipstick

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 2 3/16 x 3/4 in. (5.6 x 1.9 cm)

Type:

lipsticks

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Description:

Purple plastic and metal tube lipstick container and a small amount of pink lipstick in the bottom of the container.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Beauty culture  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Business  Search this

Millinery  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.

Object number:

2010.6.113.2

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown – Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Accessories and Personal Effects

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d3969c85-e8ce-4a11-992f-464fb55cc038

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.6.113.2