Designed by:

Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016  Search this

Subject of:

Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994  Search this

Medium:

hat: cord and ribbon;

pin: plastic and metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D (ab): 9 1/2 × 16 × 14 in. (24.1 × 40.6 × 35.6 cm)

Type:

hatpins

hats

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Description:

Black circular hat (a) designed by Mae Reeves with faux pearl hat pin (b) on front brim for decoration. The hat is saucer shaped and made from black cording sewn together. The interior of the opening is lined in black grosgrain ribbon. A white tag with black text sewn to the lining at the back reads "Mae Reeves / OF / PHILADELPHIA".

The hat pin has four (4) faux pearl beads in different shapes (oval, teardrop, and spherical) attached at the top of a metal pin.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Business  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Design  Search this

Fashion  Search this

Fashion design  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick

Object number:

2016.48.24ab

Restrictions & Rights:

No known copyright restrictions

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Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Clothing-Fashion

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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