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:

neon, glass, metal, and wire

Dimensions:

H x W x D (As stored): 28 x 37 x 4 in. (71.1 x 94 x 10.2 cm)

H x W x D (With box but without wires): 4 x 36 x 3 in. (10.2 x 91.4 x 7.6 cm)

Type:

neon lamps

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Description:

A neon window sign reading MILLINERY from Mae's Millinery Shop. The sign is complete with an electrical box and wiring.

Topic:

African American  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:

2010.6.139

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Tools and Equipment

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd548deaf11-acad-4288-90a7-12dafd1d8726

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.6.139