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:

ink on cardboard

Dimensions:

H x W: 4 x 11 in. (10.2 x 27.9 cm)

Type:

signs

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Description:

A printed sign reading [Sorry WE'RE CLOSED] from Mae's Millinery Shop. The rectangular sign has a white border surrounding a black field. The words [Sorry] and [We're] are in white ink, [Closed] is in orange. At the bottom left corner in the white border [COLE] is printed in black ink.

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:

2010.6.8

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd584e66eba-bc38-414d-b735-f85b6ce99507

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.6.8