Gold mesh handbag from Mae's Millinery Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1941-1994
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Whiting and Davis Co., American, founded 1876
label: Owned by
content: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: Gold mesh purse from Mae's Millinery shop. The purse is made from interlocked pieces of flat metal squares set on point. It closes at the center top with a hinged metal bar. There is a short chain link handle attached to either top side of the bar. The interior is lined with gold synthetic fabric. There are three (3) interior open top pockets. A manufacturer's label is sewn to the side of one pocket seam.
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: 2016.48.91.2
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: metal and synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 5/16 x 8 3/4 x 1 in. (13.5 x 22.2 x 2.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (with handle): 10 x 8 3/4 x 1 in. (25.4 x 22.2 x 2.5 cm)