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Created by:

Delta Air Lines, American, founded 1925  Search this

Worn by:

Eugene Harmond, American, born 1947  Search this

Medium:

ink on metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 13/16 × 7/8 × 9/16 in. (2 × 2.2 × 1.5 cm)

Type:

pins (jewelry)

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1973-2016

Topic:

African American  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Labor  Search this

Transportation  Search this

Travel  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Casey Grant in honor of Patricia Banks Edmiston, Patricia Grace Murphy and Eugene Harmond

Object number:

2018.50.14.1

Restrictions & Rights:

No known copyright restrictions

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Classification:

Adornment

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52325e86d-99a8-4e91-a679-1eb6b48ad384

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.50.14.1

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Designed by:

Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014  Search this

Worn by:

André De Shields, American, born 1946  Search this

Medium:

string (fiber product) with rhinestone and metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 11 × 7 1/2 × 1/2 in. (27.9 × 19.1 × 1.3 cm)

Type:

necklaces

Place used:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1975

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Broadway Theatre  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Costume  Search this

Costume design  Search this

Design  Search this

Entertainers  Search this

Musical Theatre  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of André De Shields

Object number:

2018.1.3.7.1

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification:

Clothing-Costume

Adornment

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54f4dfe54-ed45-4457-a742-3db53fdcceea

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.1.3.7.1

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Used by:

Valeria Hicks  Search this

Medium:

glass, metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3 1/4 × 1/4 × 1/4 in. (8.3 × 0.6 × 0.6 cm)

Type:

hairpins

Place used:

Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1969

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Black power  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Hair  Search this

Violence  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Barbara Hicks-Collins in memory of father, Robert "Bob" Hicks; Aunt, Grace Hicks-Berry; sister, Valeria Hicks-Smith and in honor of mother, Valeria Payton-Hicks and women of the Bogalusa Civil Rights Movement

Object number:

2014.60.2

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Adornment

Tools and Equipment-Weapons and ammunition

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Black Power (Black Pride)

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58a63c23a-c141-441a-8eca-427c711a6fe4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.60.2

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Used by:

Valeria Hicks  Search this

Medium:

plastic, glass, metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 4 1/8 × 3/4 × 3/4 in. (10.5 × 1.9 × 1.9 cm)

Type:

hairpins

Place used:

Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1969

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Black power  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Hair  Search this

Violence  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Barbara Hicks-Collins in memory of father, Robert "Bob" Hicks; Aunt, Grace Hicks-Berry; sister, Valeria Hicks-Smith and in honor of mother, Valeria Payton-Hicks and women of the Bogalusa Civil Rights Movement

Object number:

2014.60.3

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Adornment

Tools and Equipment-Weapons and ammunition

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Black Power (Black Pride)

Exhibition:

Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ebeaad92-1c73-4c2e-a048-90d00d13d664

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.60.3

Manufactured by:

The Marine Shop, American  Search this

Worn by:

Lieutenant Colonel Jesse E. Wrice Jr., American  Search this

Subject of:

United States Marine Corps, American, founded 1775  Search this

Medium:

a: wool, satin, thread, metal thread, metal fasteners;

b: metal and ribbon;

c: metal;

d: metal;

e: metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D ((a) on form): 26 × 24 × 12 1/2 in. (66 × 61 × 31.8 cm)

H x W ((a) flat): 25 1/2 × 17 3/4 in. (64.8 × 45.1 cm)

H x W x D (b): 2 3/8 × 2 1/8 × 5/8 in. (6 × 5.4 × 1.6 cm)

H x W x D (c): 1 3/8 × 1/2 × 5/8 in. (3.5 × 1.3 × 1.6 cm)

H x W x D (d): 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 3/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 1.9 cm)

H x W x D (e): 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 3/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 1.9 cm)

Type:

mess jackets

dress uniforms

medals

insignias

Date:

1997-2004

Topic:

African American  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Military  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lt. Col. Jesse E. Wrice, Jr. USMC (ret.)

Object number:

2015.201.2.1a-e

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Clothing-Historical

Adornment

Exhibition:

Double Victory: The African American Military Experience

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd542776431-9829-433b-9eff-074867cee65a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.201.2.1a-e

Designed by:

Tiffany & Co., American, founded 1837  Search this

Manufactured by:

Balfour, American, founded 1913  Search this

Owned by:

2nd Lt. Emily Jazmin Tatum Perez, American, 1983 - 2006  Search this

Subject of:

United States Military Academy, American, founded 1802  Search this

United States Army, American, founded 1775  Search this

Medium:

gold with diamond and semiprecious stone

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 13/16 × 13/16 × 1 in. (2 × 2 × 2.5 cm)

Type:

finger rings

Place used:

West Point, Orange County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

2005

Topic:

African American  Search this

Education  Search this

Iraq War, 2003-2011  Search this

Military  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vicki and Daniel Perez in memory of Lieutenant Emily J.T. Perez

Object number:

2018.68

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Adornment

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57b6dad7a-e2a5-4d2b-bbcd-d67fe70223b9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.68

Manufactured by:

American Watch Company, American, 1850 - 1957  Search this

Used by:

Matthew A. Henson, American, 1866 - 1955  Search this

Subject of:

Matthew A. Henson, American, 1866 - 1955  Search this

Robert E. Peary, American, 1856 - 1920  Search this

Medium:

nickel , metal and glass

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 3/4 in. (8.3 × 5.7 × 1.9 cm)

Type:

pocket watches

Place used:

North Pole, Arctic

Greenland, Cape Morris Jessup, North and Central America

Place made:

Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1888-1889; inscribed 1908 or 1909

Topic:

African American  Search this

Men  Search this

Nature  Search this

Science  Search this

Technology  Search this

U.S. History, 1865-1921  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2017.31

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Adornment

Personal Effects and Items

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51a84fae9-5904-4016-9333-4959ae6961ab

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.31

Manufactured by:

Fab Boutique, American  Search this

Subject of:

Assata Olugbala Shakur, American, born 1947  Search this

Million Man March, American, founded 1995  Search this

Medium:

ink on cardboard and metal with paper, plastic laminate, metallic paint, and velvet

Dimensions:

H x W (Earrings): 3 1/8 × 1 3/8 in. (7.9 × 3.5 cm)

H x W (Overall including packaging): 4 1/8 × 3 in. (10.5 × 7.6 cm)

Type:

earrings

portraits

Place collected:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

2015

Topic:

African American  Search this

Fashion  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Social reform  Search this

U.S. History, 2001-  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2015.251.14.10abc

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Collection title:

Million Man March Anniversary Collection

Classification:

Adornment

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Movement:

Black Lives Matter

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57677be97-da7f-447a-8ca0-c0ffb853fe0d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.251.14.10abc

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Worn by:

Louise Ayers Church, American, born ca. 1846  Search this

Owned by:

Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954  Search this

Medium:

eighteen-carat gold

Dimensions:

Diameter: 3/4 × 1/4 in. (1.9 × 0.6 cm)

Type:

finger rings

Place collected:

Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1862-1870

Topic:

African American  Search this

Domestic life  Search this

Families  Search this

Marriage customs and rites  Search this

Religious rituals and ceremonies  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell

Object number:

A2017.13.1.56

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Mary Church Terrell Family Archive

Classification:

Adornment

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd588cbf20f-aaae-496d-b536-99b8e51fe8bc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_A2017.13.1.56

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954  Search this

Medium:

enamel, metal, plastic, paper

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 7/16 × 18 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (1.1 × 46.4 × 3.8 cm)

Type:

pocket knives

pocket watches

Place collected:

Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1863-1954

Topic:

African American  Search this

Domestic life  Search this

Fashion  Search this

Ornamentation  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell

Object number:

A2017.13.1.6ab

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Mary Church Terrell Family Archive

Classification:

Adornment

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57b83b1e0-5c03-4132-8a5e-d6e28c720e5f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_A2017.13.1.6ab

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Medium:

brass (alloy)

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 20 × 3 × 5/8 in. (50.8 × 7.6 × 1.6 cm)

L: 42 in. (106.7 cm)

Type:

necklaces

Place used:

Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil, Latin America, South America

Date:

19th - 20th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

African diaspora  Search this

Beauty culture  Search this

Catholicism  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Religion  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jessica B. Harris

Object number:

2014.210.3

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Religious and Sacred Objects

Adornment

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b38a578a-a228-4e77-86d1-aaf1884ff03d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.210.3

Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Worn by:

Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, American, 1935 - 2009  Search this

Medium:

rhinestone on metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D (a): 15/16 × 15/16 × 1 in. (2.4 × 2.4 × 2.5 cm)

H x W x D (b): 15/16 × 15/16 × 1 in. (2.4 × 2.4 × 2.5 cm)

Type:

cuff links

Place purchased:

England, Europe

Date:

mid 20th-early 21st century

Topic:

African American  Search this

Christianity  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Fashion  Search this

Fashion design  Search this

Preaching  Search this

Radio  Search this

Religion  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eula M. Dent Eikerenkoetter (Wife) and Xavier F. Eikerenkoetter (Son)

Object number:

2022.60.3ab

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification:

Clothing-Historical

Adornment

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Second Floor, 2 050

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bff88013-0e0f-431f-ae8b-213377f380e4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2022.60.3ab

Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Worn by:

Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, American, 1935 - 2009  Search this

Medium:

rhinestone on metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D (overall): 1 × 15/16 × 3/4 in. (2.5 × 2.4 × 2 cm)

H x W x D (tie tack without locking pin): 1 × 15/16 × 11/16 in. (2.5 × 2.4 × 1.8 cm)

H x W x D (locking pin): 7/16 × 7/16 × 7/16 in. (1.1 × 1.1 × 1.1 cm)

Type:

tie tacks

Place purchased:

England, Europe

Date:

mid 20th-early 21st century

Topic:

African American  Search this

Christianity  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Fashion  Search this

Fashion design  Search this

Preaching  Search this

Radio  Search this

Religion  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eula M. Dent Eikerenkoetter (Wife) and Xavier F. Eikerenkoetter (Son)

Object number:

2022.60.4

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification:

Clothing-Historical

Adornment

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Second Floor, 2 050

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd523ebe0b8-991a-48d2-ad07-8e01563cc195

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2022.60.4

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954  Search this

Medium:

metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 1 1/2 × 13/16 × 3/16 in. (3.8 × 2.1 × 0.5 cm)

Type:

crosses (objects)

pendants (jewelry)

Place collected:

Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1863-1954

Topic:

African American  Search this

Christianity  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Religion  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell

Object number:

A2017.13.1.47

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Mary Church Terrell Family Archive

Classification:

Adornment

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Second Floor, 2 050

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e0113b00-c9a3-4b4a-b099-c628fc648d8f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_A2017.13.1.47

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Worn by:

Sybrina Fulton, American, born 1966  Search this

Subject of:

Trayvon Martin, American, 1995 - 2012  Search this

Mothers of the Movement, American, founded 2013  Search this

Medium:

synthetic fiber with metal and glue

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 6 1/8 × 6 1/8 × 2 3/8 in. (15.5 × 15.5 × 6 cm)

Type:

brooches

Place used:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

2016

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Families  Search this

Justice  Search this

Law  Search this

Motherhood  Search this

Race discrimination  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Social reform  Search this

U.S. History, 2001-  Search this

Violence  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin in memory of Trayvon Martin

Object number:

2021.32.13.1

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Trayvon Martin Collection

Classification:

Adornment

Movement:

Black Lives Matter

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cacb7ad9-1c79-4542-93bf-5e49ce2729de

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.32.13.1

Manufactured by:

Anne Paree, French  Search this

Owned by:

Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016  Search this

Subject of:

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

Medium:

metal, glass, plastic

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 5 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (13.7 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm)

Type:

perfume bottles

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Business  Search this

Fashion  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:

2010.6.111ab

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Adornment

Exhibition:

Power of Place

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd591468fd7-45fd-491c-b80e-4ec3cfd30c66

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.6.111ab

Manufactured by:

Prince Matchabelli Inc., founded 1926  Search this

Owned by:

Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016  Search this

Subject of:

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

Medium:

paper, foil, and plastic

Dimensions:

H x W x D (ab): 3 × 5 × 3 3/4 in. (7.6 × 12.7 × 9.5 cm)

H x W x D (a): 2 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 3 5/8 in. (7 × 12.1 × 9.2 cm)

H x W x D (b): 3/4 × 4 7/8 × 3 3/4 in. (1.9 × 12.4 × 9.5 cm)

Type:

boxes (containers)

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Topic:

African American  Search this

Beauty culture  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Business  Search this

Fashion  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:

2010.6.54.1ab

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Adornment

Exhibition:

Power of Place

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52e0f7cfa-49c1-4cf0-9503-6ee4b11ee534

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.6.54.1ab

Manufactured by:

Maybelline, American, founded 1915  Search this

Owned by:

Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016  Search this

Subject of:

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

Medium:

wood, paint, and black pigment

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3/16 × 3 3/4 × 3/16 in. (0.5 × 9.5 × 0.5 cm)

Type:

cosmetics

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Topic:

African American  Search this

Beauty culture  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Business  Search this

Fashion  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:

2010.6.54.4

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Adornment

Exhibition:

Power of Place

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a6aeb05b-a442-4202-85d9-0ce02224110b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.6.54.4

Manufactured by:

Prince Matchabelli Inc., founded 1926  Search this

Owned by:

Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016  Search this

Subject of:

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

Medium:

synthetic fiber and foam

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 2 1/2 x 3/8 in. (6.4 x 1 cm)

Type:

powder puffs

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Topic:

African American  Search this

Beauty culture  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Business  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:

2010.6.54.5

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Adornment

Exhibition:

Power of Place

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5659d81a7-602e-4a49-a349-7718ad0440dd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.6.54.5

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:

plastic

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 1/4 in. (6.4 x 8.3 x 0.6 cm)

Type:

buckles (strap accessories)

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1941-1994

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

Business  Search this

Clothing and dress  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:

2010.6.55.4

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

See more items in:

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Adornment

Exhibition:

Power of Place

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5de678eff-f8b5-481e-af1b-746ca0619d97

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.6.55.4