Circular green and gold striped hatbox 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: Green and gold vertically striped hat box with lid from Mae's Millinery Shop. Gold cord is attached to the sides of the hatbox for a handle. The interior of the base and lid are solid gold.
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: Clothing - Costume
label: Exhibition
content: Power of Place
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
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: 2016.48.95ab
objectType: label: Type
content: hatboxes
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: ink on paper, cardboard, and cord
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ab): 6 × 11 7/8 × 1 3/4 in. (15.2 × 30.2 × 4.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a - base): 5 15/16 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (15.1 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b - lid): 1 5/8 x 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (4.1 x 29.8 x 29.8 cm)