Ivory satin clutch with sequins and beading 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: Ivory satin fold over style clutch bag with handstitched decoration of pearlized seed beads and sequins. The bag has one interior patch pocket. A label is sewn to the seam of the pocket that reads "HANDMADE / IN / HONG KONG" in orange embroidery. A price tag is adhered to the interior near the opening with black hand printed ink that reads "AS SET / $35.00 / SEP. lg. 25.00 / sm. 15.00".
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
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: 2016.48.53
objectType: label: Type
content: clutch bags
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, sequins, and glass beads
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 7/8 x 9 x 5/8 in. (12.4 x 22.9 x 1.6 cm)