Aldo Hat Corporation flyer and envelope from Mae's Millinery Shop: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Aldo Hat Corporation Spring '98 flyer (a) and envelope (b) found in cash box 2010.6.33.1 from Mae's Millinery Shop. The flyer (a) came in a printed business envelope (b) with a self-adhesive address label sent to Mae's Millinery Shop. The flyer has seven (7) separate pages, including two (2) pages of black printed text on white copy paper with information from the Aldo Hat Company regarding Spring 1998 hats from designers b. michael, Mr. John Classic, and Jack McConnell Boutique, including ordering information for each of the three and a summary of each brand's overall style. These are accompanied by five (5) glossy color printed pages with print on both sides featuring photographs of the hats.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1998
• Printed by: Aldo Hat Corporation, American
• Owned by: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
• Subject of: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
• Type: envelopes
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper, adhesive
• Dimensions: H x W (a: each, unfolded): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (b): 4 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (12.1 × 24.1 cm)
• Place collected: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Advertising
• Topic: Black Enterprise
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Millinery
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2010.6.33.14ab
• 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.
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Aldo Hat Corporation Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.