Created 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: 5 1/8 x 9/16 in. (13 x 1.5 cm)

Type:

hatpins

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Description:

A hat pin with gold-toned beads at the top. The topmost and bottommost beads are small faceted beads. Above the bottom bead is an openwork globe, with a large bulbous teardrop bead positioned upside down above it.

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:

2010.6.89

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Jewelry and Adornment

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52659e7d2-0e59-4f30-9a1d-5fd4565dd524

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.6.89