Object Details
Designed by
Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Description
Wide-brimmed mushroom hat designed by Mae Reeves with a high round crown made from layers of bright pink chiffon. A pink velvet ribbon hat band is tied in a bow at the center back of the crown. Six (6) artifical flowers with large rounded pink petals, green leaves, and plastic green stems, are adhered to the upper side of the brim. Both the crown and the brim are shaped with buckram, and a length of wire is attached around the edge of the brim and covered with the pink chiffon. The crown has an interior hat band made from pink grosgrain ribbon. An ivory designer label with black printed text is adhered at the center back of the interior band that reads: "Mae Reeves / OF / PHILADELPHIA".
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1941-1994
Object number
2013.213.9
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Type
hats
Medium
chiffon, buckram, velvet ribbon, and artificial flowers
Dimensions
H x W x D: 11 1/2 x 17 x 16 1/4 in. (29.2 x 43.2 x 41.3 cm)
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
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Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Black Enterprise
Business
Clothing and dress
Design
Fashion
Fashion design
Millinery
Women
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.213.9