Pale pink cardigan with gold beading 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: Very pale pink cardigan with gold floral beading embellishments from Mae's Millinery Shop. The cardigan is collarless and has full-length sleeves. It closes at the center front with nine (9) metal hook-and-eyes. Beading in gold seed beads of a thin latticework border is embroidered along the front opening and neck. A wider panel of flowers and leaves are embroidered outside the latticework. Each cuff also has a leafy floral burst embroidered on it. The cuffs and waist are ribbed. The interior body is lined in a semi-sheer pale pink synthetic fabric. The sleeves are not lined. A black fabric label with gold embroidered text is sewn at the interior center back neck that reads "100% BEST / Lambswool / FULLY FASHIONED / MADE IN HONG KONG".
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
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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: 2016.48.13
objectType: label: Type
content: cardigans
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: wool, synthetic fiber, beads, and metal fasteners
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (On form): 22 x 14 1/2 x 11 in. (55.9 x 36.8 x 27.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Flat): 23 3/8 x 15 1/4 in. (59.4 x 38.7 cm)