2-832-528 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Hand-held oval mirror with a clear molded plastic handle and frame with decorative scrolls and round protrusions. 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.