Metal hat stand 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: A metal hat stand painted teal. The top portion is a metal disc for resting the hat, which attaches to a metal arm that bends at an angle, ending in a rectangular base. A length of string with a wooden ball painted teal on the end is used to wrap around the base and the top disc to adjust the angle. A piece of cream felt is adhered to the top of the disc.
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: 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: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.6.130
objectType: label: Type
content: hat stands
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: metal, paint, wood, string, and cloth
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 10 x 4 x 6 in. (25.4 x 10.2 x 15.2 cm)