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White plate with gold trim from Mae's Millinery Shop, 1941-1994. Creator: Classic Bavaria.

White plate with gold trim from Mae's Millinery Shop, 1941-1994. Creator: Classic Bavaria.

2-832-503 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

White plate with gold trim from Mae's Millinery Shop, 1941-1994. 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.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Classic Bavaria, attributed to: : Maker
People Related
  1. Mae Reeves: American, African-American: Milliner
Medium
  1. Ceramic and metal
Picture Type
  1. Object
  2. Plates (dishes)
Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Food & Drink

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3880x3649
File Size : 41,479kb

Aliases

  1. 2016.48.110.1
  1. NMAAHC-0B8AAE0A200D2_5001
  1. 0990004458
  1. 2-832-503
  1. 2016.48.110.1
  1. 2832503
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