Black beaded box bag from Mae's Millinery Shop
Object Details
- Description
- Octagonal box bag with black beaded body and orange plastic top and lid. The bag is lined with black fabric and has one interior pouch pocket with an elastic top. The bag closes with a metal clasp at the center front. The handle is made of cloth covered with black beading.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Object number
- 2016.48.82
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- purses (bags)
- Medium
- plastic, synthetic fiber, glass, metal, and elastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 3/8 x 9 1/4 x 4 in. (13.7 x 23.5 x 10.2 cm)
- H x W x D (with handle): 11 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 4 in. (29.2 x 23.5 x 10.2 cm)
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Topic
- African American
- Black Enterprise
- Business
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Millinery
- Women
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2016.48.82
