Sixteen decorative artificial flowers from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Manufactured 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: Group of sixteen decorative artificial flowers of varying colors and sizes from Mae's Millinery Shop. Various individual silk and plastic flowers to be affixed to hats. Flowers range in size, style, color. One is a handmade rosette, likely made by Mae Reeves, consisting of layers of cream satin and cream net arranged in a spiral and sewn together at the bottom center to make the rosette.
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: Tools and Equipment
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: 2010.6.59.1-.16
objectType: label: Type
content: accessories
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: synthetic fiber, plastic, and wire
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Largest): 7 1/2 x 6 x 4 1/2 in. (19.1 x 15.2 x 11.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Smallest): 4 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 in. (10.8 x 5.7 x 2.5 cm)