Black net headpiece with green flower decorations from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Attributed to
content: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: Black net headpiece with two (2) artificial green flowers with leaves and stems attributed to Mae Reeves. The headpiece is open in the center, with layers of stiff black net gathered into a circle around a wire cage, creating a wide brim that is longer in the front than at the back. A ruffle is sewn around the center of the top of the brim. Two (2) chartreuse green faux roses are sewn on the upturned front of the headpiece, one at each side of the center front. Two (2) black velvet ribbons hang as streamers at the center back far beyond the edge of the brim. There are no labels.
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: 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 of Donna Limerick
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.48.2
objectType: label: Type
content: 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: net, velvet, wire, synthetic fiber, and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 12 x 19 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (30.5 x 49.5 x 39.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (Ribbon): 31 x 1 1/2 in. (78.7 x 3.8 cm)