Black purse with embroidered floral deisgn 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: Black purse with floral embroidered design from Mae's Millinery Shop. The bag has a soft body that is wider with rounded edges on the bottom and then squared on the shorter top edge. The front and back sides and the bottom are faced in an embroidered canvas design of mauve, teal, cream, and green flowers on a black ground. The top is made from a black leather covered metal bar, with additional panels of leather on the top left and right sides to allow the bag to hinge open. A metal clasp fastens at the top center. A decorative half-circle black leather flap is sewn at the center front side. A short black leather strap is attached by metal loops at either end of the top. Four (4) metal feet are attached on the bottom side. The interior of the bag is lined in black faille. There are two open top pockets, one on interior front and one on the interior back. A zippered pocket is above the back side interior pocket. There are no labels.
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: 2016.48.83
objectType: label: Type
content: purses (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: yarn, faille, metal, and leather
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 x 11 7/8 x 3 in. (22.9 x 30.2 x 7.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (with handle): 13 1/8 x 11 7/8 x 3 in. (33.3 x 30.2 x 7.6 cm)