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 and rhinestones

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. (6 x 6 x 3.5 cm)

Type:

pins (jewelry)

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Description:

Gold-colored metal pin in the shape of a flower from Mae's Millinery Shop. The pin has eight (8) small rhinestones circling a larger rhinestone set at the center. A pinback clasp is attached to the reverse.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Beauty culture  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:

2016.48.67

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Adornment

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd595c099ef-b30f-43e4-9bbb-fa72dd25cd63

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.48.67