Rust satin and black lace turban 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: Rust turban style women's hat with black lace designed by Mae Reeves. The hat (a) is formed with buckram covered in rust silk satin that is overlaid in black lace net with a small repeating leaf design. The satin and net are tightly gathered in a circle with deep pleats at the top of the flat crown. The asymmetrical pleats around the sides of the hat are stitched down at the center back seam. A large costume brooch (b) with a two-tiered ovular design of fake bronze stones and yellow diamonds is pinned to the center front of the hat. An interior hat band is made from dark tan grosgrain ribbon. An ivory designer label with black printed text is adhered to the center back of the interior band 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, Gift of Donna Limerick
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.48.11ab
objectType: label: Type
content: hats
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: silk satin, net, buckram, metal, and glass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 3/8 x 8 x 9 1/2 in. (18.7 x 20.3 x 24.1 cm)