Rhinestone earrings 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: Rhinestone earrings from Mae's Millinery Shop. The earrings are made with metal wire looped to wrap around the back of the ear. Three (3) clear rhinestones are attached at the end that fits behind the ear. A group of clear rhinestones is also placed at the end that sits in front of the lobe with two (2) short chains of rhinestones dangling down.
place: label: Place collected
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Beauty culture
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: Jewelry and Adornment
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: 2016.48.50.5ab
objectType: label: Type
content: earrings
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: metal and rhinestones
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a): 2 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 5/8 in. (7.3 x 4.1 x 1.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b): 3 x 1 11/16 x 5/8 in. (7.6 x 4.3 x 1.6 cm)