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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, glass, rhinestone, plastic, powder, and lipstick

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 7 9/16 x 5 9/16 x 15/16 in. (19.2 x 14.1 x 2.4 cm)

H x W x D (small brown pouch): 1 9/16 x 2 7/8 x 1/4 in. (4 x 7.3 x 0.6 cm)

H x W (small powder square): 2 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (5.9 x 4.4 cm)

H x W x D (lipstick): 1 11/16 x 11/16 x 11/16 in. (4.3 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm)

Type:

compacts

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 of Donna Limerick

Object number:

2016.48.89.1abc

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Accessories and Personal Effects

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/fd565121ee9-28dd-446a-9a80-5c506480c465

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.48.89.1abc