Mourning veil 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: A mourning veil attributed to Mae Reeves. The full circle black net veil is trimmed in black grosgrain ribbon. It is tacked to a stiff circular band of heavy weight synthetic fabric. A paper tag is tied to the edge of the veil with the number "2501" stamped on one side in black ink.
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: 2010.6.147
objectType: label: Type
content: veils
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, net, and ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 11 3/4 x 12 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. (29.8 x 32.4 x 39.4 cm)