Gold turban style hat with large bird pin from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Designed by
content: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A gold turban style hat (a) with a gold bird pin (b) designed by Mae Reeves. The hat is round with no brim and angles slightly upward at the center front. It is made from gold metallic fabric that is gathered and draped to resemble a turban. The interior is lined in gold net lace. A white fabric label with black printed text is adhered at the interior center back that reads "Mae Reeves / OF / PHILADELPHIA".
label: Description
content: The pin (b) is attached to the center front of the hat. It is a gold metal peacock with silver and green rhinestone decorations.
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: Design
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
label: Topic
content: Millinery
label: Topic
content: Women
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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: 2016.48.20ab
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: hat: synthetic fiber and lace;
label: Medium
content: pin: metal and rhinestones
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (18.4 x 21.6 x 19.7 cm)