Jewel toned fabric hat with teal bow embellishment 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: Women's hat covered in teal, green, pink, and silver metallic woven fabric with a large teal bow and silver rhinestones designed by Mae Reeves. The hat has a relatively high crown and a short rounded asymmetric brim that is longer in the front than at the back. The facing fabric is gathered into pleats on the brim and looser pleats on the sides of the crown. A large teal satin bow is sewn at the center front above the brim with a cluster of silver rhinestones covering the center of the bow and dangling below it onto the brim. The hat is formed from heavy blue canvas to achieve a fixed shape, with the metallic multi-colored fabric sewn on top of it. The interior is additionally lined with navy net lace, with the canvas sandwiched between the facing and lace lining. A white tag with black text is adhered at the interior center back that reads "Mae Reeves / OF / PHILADELPHIA".
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: 2016.48.16
objectType: label: Type
content: hats
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: synthetic fiber, satin, canvas, lace, and rhinestones
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 x 9 1/4 x 11 in. (20.3 x 23.5 x 27.9 cm)