Metal cosmetic case with rhinestones and beads 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: Gold-colored metal compact case (a) with rhinestone and plastic pearl beaded decoration. The case opens with a hinge along one long side. The bottom half of the case contains, from left to right, a tray of loose cosmetic powder with a spring-action lid, a compartment containing a brown plastic pouch (b) that is empty, a metal tube of coral shaded lipstick that is attached to the case with a hinge. The lid of the case has a mirror (c) on the left, with a cut-out space for the lipstick on the right side. The mirror has a spring action mechanism along the hinge of the case that reveals an additional storage area in the lid when lifted. The case has a metal link handle.
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: 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: 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 of Donna Limerick
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.48.89.1abc
objectType: label: Type
content: compacts
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: metal, glass, rhinestone, plastic, powder, and lipstick
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 9/16 x 5 9/16 x 15/16 in. (19.2 x 14.1 x 2.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (small brown pouch): 1 9/16 x 2 7/8 x 1/4 in. (4 x 7.3 x 0.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (small powder square): 2 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (5.9 x 4.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (lipstick): 1 11/16 x 11/16 x 11/16 in. (4.3 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm)