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:

glass and paint

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 4 3/4 × 3 × 3 in. (12.1 × 7.6 × 7.6 cm)

Type:

drinking glasses

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Description:

Glass tumbler with the Chinese character for love or affection painted in gold on one side from Mae's Millinery Shop.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Business  Search this

Cooking and dining  Search this

Millinery  Search this

Ornamentation  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:

2010.6.52

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5338c62cc-2f3a-4e84-ac8e-c9f770d24226

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.6.52