Black velvet and gold metal purse from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Created 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: Black velvet purse with gold-colored metal frame and handle from Mae's Millinery Shop. The frame consists of thin vertical strips, five on each side, and a solid bar across the top. The sides hinge open. The interior is lined with red satin and has three (3) small pockets inside. A handwritten note in black ink on white paper is stapled to one of the interior pockets that reads: "Note: 6/6/05 / This handbag / belongs to / Mom (Lula Mae) / It has been in / her Hat Shop Showcase / since the 1960s".
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: Fashion
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 of Donna Limerick
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.48.84.1
objectType: label: Type
content: purses (bags)
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: velvet, metal, and satin
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 13 1/4 x 8 1/8 x 3 in. (33.7 x 20.6 x 7.6 cm)