Eyeglasses from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Sherman Optical USA, American, founded 1939
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 bifocal glasses with black plastic frames. The lenses are slightly ovular with a smooth bottom edge and a bi-cornered top edge. Text is engraved in silver lettering onto the inside of the proper left temple that reads: "U.S.A. Sherman."
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 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: 2010.6.53
objectType: label: Type
content: eyeglasses
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 and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Unfolded): 3 x 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (7.6 x 17.1 x 14 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Folded): 2 11/16 x 6 x 7/8 in. (6.8 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm)