Cream collar with pink trim and floral embroidery 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 cream satin collar with pink satin trim on the lower edge and an embroidered floral design across the front. The trim has a fixed bow sewn at the proper left front side. The embroidery is done in metallic thread in a floral vine with rhinestone and faux pearl beads interspersed throughout. The embroidery is done on the front only, it does not continue to the back beyond the side seams. The upper edge of the collar is bound with cream tape. The collar does not open, but rather fits over the head.
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: 2010.6.167
objectType: label: Type
content: collars (neckwear)
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: satin, metal thread, rhinestones, and beads
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (flat): 5/8 × 16 3/4 × 6 1/8 in. (1.6 × 42.5 × 15.6 cm)