Group of feathers 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: A group of feathers from Mae's Millinery Shop.
label: Description
content: .1: One large black feather, probably a dyed peacock feather. The base of the feather is wrapped in a synthetic gold fabric with a piece of scotch tape around it.
label: Description
content: .2: Multiple feathers in brown, orange, white, black, yellow, green, and red of varying lengths, held together by wire at their base.
label: Description
content: .3: Small object made up brown feathers that are iridescent and heart-shaped at their tips. There is a brown velvet ribbon tied in a knot at the base.
label: Description
content: .4: Several feathers glued together at their base. The feathers are a combination of black, brown, white and yellow.
label: Description
content: .5: One small red feather.
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: 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: Jewelry and Adornment
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: 2010.6.63.1-.5
objectType: label: Type
content: animal components
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: feather, cloth, wire, adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (1): 12 1/2 x 9 x 8 in. (31.8 x 22.9 x 20.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2): 9 1/4 x 8 x 1 1/2 in. (23.5 x 20.3 x 3.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (3): 3 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 3/8 in. (9.5 x 22.2 x 1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (4): 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. (14 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (5): 2 x 1 1/2 in. (5.1 x 3.8 cm)