Six colors of thread from Mae's Millinery Shop

Creator Name

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

Cultural Context

African Americans

Date

1940s, 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

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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Title

Six colors of thread from Mae's Millinery Shop

Creator

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

Worktype

spools; Spools

Cultural Context

African Americans

Material

cotton thread, plastic, wood, and metal

Dimensions

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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Language

Date

1940s, 1990s;
Date: 1941-1994

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