Navy portrait hat by Mr. John from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Created by
content: Mr. John, American, founded 1948
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 navy blue wool felt portrait hat made by Mr. John from Mae's Millinery Shop. The brim of the hat is formed asymmetrical to the crown so that it tilts slightly upward on the proper left side. A thin piece of the felt is sewn around the crown as a hatband with one end left loose at the center back. Lengths of black synthetic net are gathered in undulating waves and sewn to the top and bottom of the proper left brim. The interior crown edge is lined with black grosgrain ribbon. A white fabric label with black embroidered text reading "NEW YORK PARIS / MR. JOHN / MODERNE" is sewn at the interior center back crown. An oval-shaped white paper label with black printed text reading the same as the fabric label hangs from black thread at the interior center back. A genuine wool stamp is in white ink at the center of the interior crown.
place: label: Place made
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 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: 2010.6.145
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: wool felt and synthetic net
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 1/2 x 13 x 14 in. (21.6 x 33 x 35.6 cm)