Twenty receipts and a business card from Mae's Millinery Shop

Creator Name

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

Cultural Context

African Americans

Date

1990s

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture;

Smithsonian Institution

About the Work

National Museum of African American History and Culture Object Description

A collection of twenty (20) receipts and one (1) business card attached to a receipt spike [2010.6.13.1] from Mae's Millinery Shop. The receipts are dated between 1990 and 1995. Some include the name of the customer.

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Title

Twenty receipts and a business card from Mae's Millinery Shop

Creator

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

Worktype

receipts; Receipts

Cultural Context

African Americans

Material

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W (Smallest): 2 x 3 1/2 in. (5.1 x 8.9 cm);
H x W (Largest): 4 15/16 x 3 7/8 in. (12.5 x 9.8 cm)

Technique

Language

Date

1990s;
Date: 1990s

Provenance

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.

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Location

Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; United States; North and Central America

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture;

Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Subjects

African American; Black Enterprise; Business; Millinery; Women