A metal floor lamp with a crystal lampshade 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: A metal floor lamp and a crystal lampshade. The lamp consists of a circular metal disc (1a), a metal finial (1b), 126 crystal drop beads of varying sizes (1c), and a metal base (1d). The metal disc (1a) has a row of clear glass beads strung around the top edge through metal holes at even intervals. Six metal spokes attached the outer rim of the disc to a small metal circle in the center that is hollow inside. Small holes are punctured on the underside of the outer and inner sides of the rim for attaching the crystal beads (1c). The metal finial (1b) attaches by a metal rod through the small central metal circle of the disc (1a) and onto the top of the base (1d). Metal prongs extend out of the finial rod in two tiers, with a hole on the end of each prong for attaching the crystal beads (1c). The beads are all clear glass crystals; some are faceted discs while others are long teardrops. Some of the beads are a faceted disc connected to a teardrop bead with a metal wire. The metal base (1d) consists of a circular stand with a single column in two sections, with the bottom section having a grooved design. Above the column are six (6) metal prongs curving upward with white plastic faux candlestick housing for each incandescent light bulb. A thin metal rod extends from the center top and above the light bulbs for attaching the shade to the base.
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: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
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: 2010.6.140
objectType: label: Type
content: lamps (lighting device components)
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: glass, metal, plastic, wire, and electric conductors
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (d): 59 1/2 × 10 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (151.1 × 26 × 26 cm)