Cosmetic powder puff from Mae's Millinery Shop, 1941-1994. Creator: Prince Matchabelli Inc.
/2832523.jpg "Cosmetic powder puff from Mae's Millinery Shop, 1941-1994. Creator: Prince Matchabelli Inc.")
2-832-523 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images
A pink circular powder puff made from two layers of faux fur filled with soft foam and found in 2010.6.54.1ab. 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
- Prince Matchabelli Inc, attributed to: : Maker, manufacturer
People Related
- Mae Reeves: American, African-American: Milliner
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4194x4085
File Size : 50,193kb
Aliases
- 2010.6.54.5
- NMAAHC-C025D08649C12_5001
- 0990005784
- 2-832-523
- 2010.6.54.5
- 2832523
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