Black clutch purse from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Manufactured by
content: H.L. USA, American
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 black crepe clutch purse from Mae's Millinery Shop. The back is slightly tapered to the top, which opens with a metal clamshell frame. It fastens at the center top with a pressure clasp that has a decorative metal and rhinestone knob. A metal chain link handle extends from the interior top of the frame. The interior is lined with peach synthetic fabric. A white fabric label with blue printed text reading "H. / L. / USA" is sewn into the interior top.
place: label: Place made
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: 2010.6.163
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: crepe, synthetic fiber, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10 x 5 1/16 in. (25.4 x 12.8 cm)