Hat box filled with tools and materials from Mae's Millinery Shop , 1941-1994. Creator: Unknown.
/2832502.jpg "Hat box filled with tools and materials from Mae's Millinery Shop , 1941-1994. Creator: Unknown.")
2-832-502 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images
Hat box without lid made from a pasteboard bottom printed in cream and gold stripes, and clear plastic sides. Mae Reeves (1912-2016) was a pioneering African-American milliner who was famous for her custom-made hats. Her business, Mae's Millinery Shop in downtown Philadelphia, was one of the first shops in the city to be owned by a woman of African American heritage.
Image Details
People Information
Creator
- Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
- Mae Reeves: American, African-American: Milliner
Picture Type
- Buttons (fasteners)
- Hatboxes
- Needles
- Object
- Patterns (guides)
- Pins (fasteners)
- Scissors
- Sewing tools and equipment
- Textiles
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3901x3388
File Size : 38,721kb
Aliases
- 2016.48.106a-i
- NMAAHC-0885002C75AA2_4011
- 0990004455
- 2-832-502
- 2016.48.106a-i
- 2832502
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