Lipstick from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Posner Cosmetics, American, founded 1940
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 lipstick in a gold and black container (a) with a clear plastic lid (b). A label adhered to the bottom of the container notes the shade is "All Night Red" and the manufacturer is Posner. A nearly full amount of lipstick remains in the container.
place: label: Place collected
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Beauty culture
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Business
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: Accessories and Personal Effects
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: 2010.6.113.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: lipsticks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: plastic container with wax, oil, and pigment lipstick
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ab): 2 15/16 x 3/4 in. (7.5 x 1.9 cm)