Purple tulle cap with pink and purple feathers 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: Round cap designed by Mae Reeves made from purple tulle gathered and hand sewn to purple jersey fabric so that the tulle completely covers the jersey. Pink and purple dyed feathers are placed intermittently in the tulle and extend beyond it. The feathers have only the top 1 1/2 to 2 inches of the vane, the rest of the barbs having been stripped from the quills. The cap is formed with buckram and lined with pink lace in a floral design. Gold woven tape covered with cream lace trim is sewn around the interior edge of the cap. An ivory fabric designer label with black printed text is adhered to the center back lining 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
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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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.213.6
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: tulle, synthetic jersey, buckram, lace, and feathers
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 1/4 x 13 x 14 in. (23.5 x 33 x 35.6 cm)