Green ribbon and pink flower cap 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: Cap decorated with green ribbon bows and small artificial pink flowers designed by Mae Reeves. The cap is formed from green plastic net into a round brimless shape with a sunken top. The net is covered on the outside with green ribbon bows and pale pink artificial flowers sewn to the net with clear plastic thread. The interior is not lined. A white fabric label with black printed text is adhered to the interior that reads "Mae Reeves / OF PHILADELPHIA".
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: 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 of Donna Limerick
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.48.19
objectType: label: Type
content: caps (headgear)
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: synthetic fiber, ribbon, and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 6 x 10 x 10 in. (15.2 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm)