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Manufactured by:

Elgin American, American  Search this

Owned by:

Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016  Search this

Subject of:

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

Medium:

a: metal and glass;

b: cloth

Dimensions:

H x W x D (a closed): 3 × 2 3/8 × 3/8 in. (7.6 × 6 × 1 cm)

H x W x D (a open): 3 × 4 3/16 × 1 3/8 in. (7.6 × 10.6 × 3.5 cm)

H x W (b): 1 5/8 × 2 1/8 in. (4.1 × 5.4 cm)

Type:

compacts

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 of Donna Limerick

Object number:

2016.48.85.2ab

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/fd54c03a90f-88e9-4a1f-8520-dfdd677528e7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.48.85.2ab