Five paper clothing tags 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: Five paper clothing and sales tags, most of which are printed with brand names, from Mae's Millinery Shop. [1] is an oval shaped tag with red and blue ink on the edge, in the middle is the printed text [New York Paris / Mr. John / Classic]. The tag opens up and is hinged at the upper edge; a purple thread is looped through the left side. [2] is an oval shaped tag with a black border, in the middle is the printed text [New York Paris / Mr. John / Moderne]. The tag opens up and is hinged at the upper edge; holes are punched on the left side. A handwritten number in blue ink is written on the interior. [3] is a circular white tag with black printed text [Georgi] and a punched hole on the left side. A number is handwritten on the reverse. [4] is a rectangular tag with clipped edges. It has no print except for a typed number on one side. [5] is a round paper tag with a tie cut punch and metal trim.
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: 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: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
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: 2010.6.11.1-.5
objectType: label: Type
content: tags
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper, thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (1): 2 x 3 5/8 in. (5.1 x 9.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2): 1 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (4.8 x 9.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (3): 2 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. (6 x 8.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (4): 2 x 1 3/8 in. (5.1 x 3.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (5): 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)