Pair of clear plastic sling back high heels from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Lady London
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 pair of clear plastic sling-back heels from Mae's Millinery Shop. The shoes are open-toed with clear plastic uppers and silver metallic fabric straps that close around the back of the heel and are adjustable with a metal buckle. The insoles are lined with the silver metallic fabric. The 3 3/4-inch heels are made from Lucite. The text "ALL MATERIALS / MAN-MADE" is embossed onto the insole of the proper left shoe. Text printed in black on the proper right insole reads "by Lady London / Div of Boutiques Ltd." Style number and size are printed on the interior of each heel strap.
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 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: 2010.6.26ab
objectType: label: Type
content: shoes (footwear)
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: plastic, Lucite (TM), leather, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (each): 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 8 in. (13.3 × 8.3 × 20.3 cm)