Cream sun hat with flowers from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Attributed to
content: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: Cream sun hat attributed to Mae Reeves with a flat-topped round low crown formed of buckram and faced with cream rayon. The ovular brim is larger in the front than in the back. The brim is formed of buckram. Cream satin and gauze wide-petaled flowers are adhered directly to the buckram on the top side of the brim. The interior of the brim is covered in cream lace with a large-scale floral design. The interior of the crown is lined with cream synthetic material and has two pieces that protrude at each side to secure the hat to the wearer's head behind the ears. The edges of the crown and the brim are covered with cream velvet. The hat has no label.
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, Gift of Donna Limerick
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.48.21
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: rayon, synthetic fiber, lace, buckram, and artificial flowers
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 x 15 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (22.9 x 38.7 x 24.1 cm)