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Six colors of thread from Mae's Millinery Shop

Nombre del creador

Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016;
Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016;
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994

Contexto cultural

African Americans

Fecha

1940s, 1990s

Acerca de la obra

Descripción de objeto de National Museum of African American History and Culture
Six different colors of thread in different fibers. A wooden spool with black cotton thread (.1) with blue and red stamped ink manufacturer's information that reads on one end, "THE GARDINER HALL JR. CO. / MANUFACTURERS / SIX CORD / WILLINGTON / CONN. U.S.A." and on the other end, "HALL'S BEST / SPOOL 50 COTTON / SIX CORD / 500 YARDS / TRADE MARK." A yellow plastic spool with bright blue mercerized cotton thread (.2) has no labels. A black plastic spool with bright green cotton thread (.3) has no labels, and a sewing needle is stuck through the spooled thread. A wooden spool with light teal mercerized cotton thread (.4) with green stamped ink manufacturer's information that reads on ...

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Six colors of thread from Mae's Millinery Shop

Creador

Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016, Compiled by;
Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016, Owned by;
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994, Subject of

Tipo de obra

spools; Spools

Contexto cultural

African Americans

Material

cotton thread, plastic, wood, and metal

Dimensiones

H x W x D (2010.6.68.1): 1 7/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 5/16 in. (4.8 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm);
H x W x D (2010.6.68.2): 1 3/4 x 1 5/16 x 1 5/16 in. (4.4 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm);
H x W x D (2010.6.68.3): 1 3/4 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/8 in. (4.4 x 4.3 x 4.1 cm);
H x W x D (2010.6.68.4): 1 1/4 x 1 x 1 in. (3.2 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm);
H x W x D (2010.6.68.5): 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (0.6 x 14.6 x 3.5 cm);
H x W x D (2010.6.68.6): 7/16 x 3/4 x 3/4 in. (1.1 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm)

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Idioma

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Fecha

1940s, 1990s;
Date: 1941-1994

Procedencia

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.

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Ubicación

Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; United States; North and Central America

Temas

African American; Black Enterprise; Business; Millinery; Women

Tema

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