Ribbons and fabrics from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Manufactured 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: Twenty-five (25) lengths of ribbon in varying widths, colors, and lengths, and two (2) pieces of fabric from Mae's Millinery Shop.
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content: .1) light blue 1 inch grosgrain ribbon
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content: .2) dark blue 1 1/2 inch grosgrain ribbon
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content: .3) dark green 1 inch grosgrain ribbon
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content: .4) mauve 1 inch grosgrain ribbon
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content: .5) burgundy 1 1/2 inch grosgrain ribbon
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content: .6) burgundy 1 inch grosgrain ribbon
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content: .7) navy blue 1 inch grosgrain ribbon
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content: .8) red 1 inch grosgrain ribbon
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content: .9) teal 1 1/2 inch satin ribbon
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content: .10) orange 1 inch satin ribbon
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content: .11) black 1 1/2 inch grosgrain ribbon with cream hand sewn borders
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content: .12) white 2 inch grosgrain ribbon
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content: .13) white 3/4 inch twill ribbon
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content: .14) white 1 inch satin ribbon
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content: .15) white and metallic 5/8 inch grosgrain ribbon
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content: .16) lavender 1 inch grosgrain ribbon with red edge
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content: .17) light blue 1 inch grosgrain ribbon with purple surface stains
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content: .18) lavender 1 inch grosgrain ribbon with blue edge
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content: .19) pink 5/8 inch satin ribbon
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content: .20) cream 1/4 inch eyelet ribbon
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content: .21) peach 1/2 inch satin ribbon
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content: .22) peach 1/2 inch satin ribbon
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content: .23) lavender 1/2 inch satin ribbon
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content: .24) dark blue 1 inch grosgrain ribbon
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content: .25) brown 1 inch grosgrain ribbon
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content: .26) large piece of blue iridescent synthetic satin fabric
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content: .27) piece of white stretch knit fabric with length of white lace pinned to it
place: label: Place collected
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
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content: Black Enterprise
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content: Business
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content: Millinery
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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: Textiles and Quilts
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: 2010.6.62.1-.27
objectType: label: Type
content: textiles
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: ribbon, cloth, and lace
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (as stored in original box): 2 1/2 × 14 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (6.4 × 36.8 × 29.2 cm)
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content: H x W x D (.25 as folded and pinned): 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 2 in. (1.3 × 10.8 × 5.1 cm)
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content: H x W x D (.26 as folded): 3/4 × 10 1/4 × 14 1/8 in. (1.9 × 26 × 35.9 cm)
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content: H x W x D (.27 as folded and pinned): 5/8 × 6 3/8 × 11 3/8 in. (1.6 × 16.2 × 28.9 cm)