Paper card of black metal hook-and-eyes from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Newey's, British, founded 1864
label: Owned by
content: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A paper card with a row of eleven (11) unused black metal hook-and-eyes found in 2010.6.66.1 from Mae's Millinery Shop. The card has a blue background with text and advertisement imagery for the manufacturer printed in black, red, and white. The hook-and-eyes are attached with string to the paper. A twelfth hook-and-eye was attached in the lower right corner, but the paper is torn off and the fastener is missing.
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: 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: Tools and Equipment
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: 2010.6.66.4
objectType: label: Type
content: fasteners
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal and paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 2 1/16 x 4 3/4 in. (5.2 x 12.1 cm)