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:

cotton

Dimensions:

H x W x D (a): 10 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 1/2 in. (26.7 x 12.1 x 1.3 cm)

H x W x D (b): 10 1/2 x 4 7/8 x 1/2 in. (26.7 x 12.4 x 1.3 cm)

Type:

gloves

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Description:

Pair of white cotton gloves from Mae's Millinery Shop. Three (3) decorative seams are sewn on the top of each hand. A faded green stamp on the interior right glove likely included manufacturer's information, but it is too faded to read.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Business  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Fashion  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:

2016.48.48.4ab

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:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59b7379ab-4b2b-4563-893a-c801315f537a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.48.48.4ab