Blue fabric heart-shaped box 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: A hardboard heart-shaped box covered in a light blue moiré textile from Mae's Millinery Shop. The edge of the lid is trimmed in lace and there is a cluster of faux pink and white roses with faux pearls on a clear strand adhered to the top of the lid. The interior is white paper. There is a round sticker on the bottom of the box labeled "D / 1.00 / H". The box held an assortment of tools and supplies (objects 2010.6.55.2-.14).
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: Millinery
label: Topic
content: Ornamentation
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: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
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: 2010.6.55.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: boxes (containers)
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: hardboard, synthetic fiber, lace, and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 1/2 x 6 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. (8.9 x 16.8 x 17.1 cm)