Object Details
Created by
Unidentified
Owned by
Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
Subject of
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
Description
An upholstered yellow high-backed armchair with a wooden frame painted off-white. The top of the back edge is higher in the middle, and with a turned finial at each side. The arms are rectangular and flat, with turned bulbous front section reaching between the arm and the seat. Caning is attached on each side between the arms, seat, and chair back. The front legs are tapered while the back legs are straight. The chair seat and back are upholstered in a yellow satin imitation damask fabric with a small repeating geometric design. The back is tufted. The removable seat cushion is covered in the same yellow fabric.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
Date
1941-1994
Object number
2010.6.186
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Type
armchairs
Medium
wood, satin, and metal springs
Dimensions
H x W x D: 46 x 26 1/4 x 26 in. (116.8 x 66.7 x 66 cm)
Place collected
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
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Collection title
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification
Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Exhibition
Power of Place
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Black Enterprise
Business
Millinery
Women
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2010.6.186