Colored metal 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: Colored metal mesh purse from Mae's Millinery Shop. The purse is rectangular and made from interlocking metal squares that are colored on the outside. The colors are dark blue, light blue, pink and yellow, with a yellow and pink lightning bolt bisecting a blue stripe design. The top opens with a metal bar, though the pin for the hinge is missing. A short chain link handle is attached at either side of the bar. The manufacturer's name is engraved on the inside of the bar. The bag is not lined.
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: 2016.48.91.3
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 x 3 3/4 x 1/4 in. (17.8 x 9.5 x 0.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (with handle): 12 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 1/4 in. (32.1 x 9.5 x 0.6 cm)