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Glass and bowl with gold decoration from Mae's Millinery Shop, 1941-1994. Creator: Unknown.

Glass and bowl with gold decoration from Mae's Millinery Shop, 1941-1994. Creator: Unknown.

2-832-532 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Glass stemware with gold decoration at rim of bowl and at base of stem, with gold-rimmed plate or dish bearing 'M' monogram. 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
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Mae Reeves: American, African-American: Milliner
Medium
  1. Stemware
Picture Type
  1. Heritage art
  2. Object
Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Food & Drink

Trade & Industry Shops & Markets

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2891x2765
File Size : 23,419kb

Aliases

  1. 2016.48.30.1
  1. NMAAHC-F409C1FF99592_4001
  1. 0990005828
  1. 2-832-532
  1. 2016.48.30.1
  1. 2832532
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