Floral print tin containing feathers and faux 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: Tin container and lid with metal swinging handles from Mae's Millinery Shop. It is printed with a multi-colored floral design on a cream ground, mimicking an embroidered picture on canvas. Inside the tin are four (4) faux flowers and a plastic bag overflowing with bright purple feathers.
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: Tools and Equipment
label: Exhibition
content: Power of Place
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
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: 2016.48.97a-d
objectType: label: Type
content: tins
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: paint on metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ab): 3 7/8 × 11 1/4 × 8 3/8 in. (9.8 × 28.6 × 21.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a - base): 3 13/16 x 11 1/4 x 8 3/8 in. (9.7 x 28.6 x 21.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b - lid): 3/4 x 11 3/8 x 8 1/2 in. (1.9 x 28.9 x 21.6 cm)