Pink sequin and tulle fascinator from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Designed by
content: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A pink sequin fascinator with pink tulle embellishments designed by Mae Reeves. The fascinator is made from a shallow oval hat form covered in rows of pink sequins. A large ruffled bow of pink tulle is attached at the front of the hat form with a single layer of the tulle extending over the hat form and beyond its edge on the back side. Large pink sequins are sewn sporadically to the tulle. The interior of the hat form is lined in pale pink synthetic fabric. A length of elastic cord is sewn from one side to the other as a chin strap. A cream fabric label with black printed text reading "Mae Reeves / OF / PHILADELPHIA" is adhered to the interior center back of the hat form.
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: Design
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
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: 2010.6.148
objectType: label: Type
content: fascinators
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: synthetic fiber, tulle, sequin, and elastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 x 8 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (17.8 x 22.2 x 27.3 cm)