Black nightgown from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Lily of France, American, founded 1915
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 black nightgown with a wrap front and floor-length skirt from Mae's Millinery Shop. It is made from nylon knit with a slight stretch, with black floral lace trim along the neckline. It is a wrap dress with a V-neck front that fastens at the center front waist with three (3) self-fabric buttons. The waistband is pleated and the skirt is very full. A self-fabric tie is sewn at the center back waist and ties at the front waist. The full-length sleeves are blousy with gathered cuffs. The nightgown is not lined. A manufacturer's label reading "rosa puleo-szule / Lily of France" is sewn at the interior center back neck. An additional tag with style, fiber content, care, and union logo, is sewn at the center back seam below the waistband.
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: 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: 2010.6.40
objectType: label: Type
content: nightgowns
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: nylon and lace
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 53 × 32 1/2 in. (134.6 × 82.6 cm)