Butterfly pin with rhinestones and faux pearls from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: Butterfly shaped pin from Mae's Millinery Shop. The body and wings of the butterfly are shaped from silver toned metal with metal antennae. The front of the butterfly is decorated with faceted rhinestones in jewel tones of red, green, and blue with white faux pearl beads. There is a safety pinback closure on the reverse.
place: label: Place collected
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Beauty culture
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Millinery
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
label: Classification
content: Jewelry and Adornment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.48.70
objectType: label: Type
content: pins (jewelry)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: beads, rhinestones, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 1/2 in. (3.8 x 4.9 x 1.3 cm)