Black hat with ribbon decoration from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Attributed to
content: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: Black circular braided straw hat with a low flat crown and a wide circular brim attributed to Mae Reeves. The edges of the brim are turned downward and trimmed in black grosgrain ribbon. Wide black grosgrain ribbon is tied in a large bow on the center front top of the brim, and also wrapped around the crown as a band. The edges of the bow are loosely pleated and stitched onto the top of the brim around the center knot of the bow. The interior crown is lined in cream synthetic fabric. There are no labels, though a seam in the ribbon trimming the interior opening indicates the center back.
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: 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: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
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: 2016.48.5
objectType: label: Type
content: hats
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: natural fiber, ribbon, and synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 1/2 x 15 1/4 x 13 in. (24.1 x 38.7 x 33 cm)