Designed by:

Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016  Search this

Subject of:

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

Medium:

cotton braid

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 12 3/4 x 19 x 15 in. (32.4 x 48.3 x 38.1 cm)

Type:

hats

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Description:

Wide-brimmed sun hat designed by Mae Reeves made from tightly braided black cotton thread sewn in concentric circles. The hat has a high round crown with a short brim attached as one piece. Between this inner brim and a solid black outer brim are fifteen (15) circles made from black and white striped braided cotton thread. There are open gaps between the circles and the inner and outer brims. There is an interior hat band of black grosgrain ribbon. An ivory fabric designer label with black printed text is adhered to the proper back of the interior band that reads: "Mae Reeves / OF / PHILADELPHIA".

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:

2016.48.42.1

Restrictions & Rights:

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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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