Brown parasol with wood handle from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Manufactured 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: Parasol with brown fabric top and wood handle. The fabric is printed in an allover tone on tone vermicelli design and a ruffle is sewn along the bottom of the parasol. A self-fabric strap near the bottom can be wrapped around to hold it closed, fastening with a metal buckle. The ribs are metal with brown plastic caps on the ends. The top of the parasol, the stem, and the handle are made from turned wood. A small eye hook is attached to the bottom of the handle and at the top where the fabric ends.
place: label: Place collected
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
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: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
label: Exhibition
content: Power of Place
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
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: 2016.48.41
objectType: label: Type
content: parasols
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: synthetic fiber, wood, metal, and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Closed): 29 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (74.9 x 36.8 x 4.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Open): 29 1/2 x 37 x 36 in. (74.9 x 94 x 91.4 cm)