Black satin turban with red flowers and black bow 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: Black satin turban designed by Mae Reeves made of silk satin chine with a black ground, chartreuse leaves, and cut velvet dark pink flowers. The fabric is pleated and draped so it swirls around the head. The interior of the turban is lined with black grosgrain fabric. An oversized black faille bow is sewn at the proper left front side of the turban. An ivory fabric designer label with black printed text is adhered to the center back lining that reads: "Mae Reeves / OF / PHILADELPHIA".
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
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.213.5
objectType: label: Type
content: turbans
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: silk satin and synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 1/4 x 10 x 11 in. (23.5 x 25.4 x 27.9 cm)