Black felt hat with veil and ivory bead decoration 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: Brimless black wool felt hat with a tall flat crown designed by Mae Reeves. An ivory passementerie detail with two beaded leaves and a cluster of dangling round fake pearls is adhered over a black satin ribbon bow at the proper right front of the hat. A black net veil is attached at the center back of the hat by a black satin ribbon bow that is tacked to the crown with black thread. The interior hat band is made from red grosgrain ribbon. An ivory fabric designer label with black printed text is adhered to the center back of the interior band that reads: "Mae Reeves / OF / PHILADELPHIA." White text for the hat form manufacturer is stamped on the interior top of the crown that reads: "MICHAEL / HOWARD / 100% WOOL". A length of masking tape is adhered to the inside top of the crown with red felt ink hand writing that reads: "VEIL-LORI".
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
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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 of Donna Limerick
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.48.6
objectType: label: Type
content: toques
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: wool, net, ribbon, and plastic beads
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 11 1/2 x 12 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (29.2 x 31.1 x 26.7 cm)