Black beaded box bag 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: Octagonal box bag with black beaded body and orange plastic top and lid. The bag is lined with black fabric and has one interior pouch pocket with an elastic top. The bag closes with a metal clasp at the center front. The handle is made of cloth covered with black beading.
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: 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: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.48.82
objectType: label: Type
content: purses (bags)
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: plastic, synthetic fiber, glass, metal, and elastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 3/8 x 9 1/4 x 4 in. (13.7 x 23.5 x 10.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (with handle): 11 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 4 in. (29.2 x 23.5 x 10.2 cm)