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:

metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D (Straight Pins): 1 1/16 x 1/16 in. (2.7 x 0.1 cm)

H x W (Safety Pin): 1 3/16 x 3/16 in. (3 x 0.5 cm)

Type:

pins (fasteners)

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Description:

Four (4) flat-headed straight pins and one (1) safety pin found in 2010.6.66.1 from Mae's Millinery Shop.

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:

2010.6.66.6

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/fd5cc7a753a-6b66-476c-b140-ba976e848638

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.6.66.6