Five paper clothing tags from Mae's Millinery Shop: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Five paper clothing and sales tags, most of which are printed with brand names, from Mae's Millinery Shop. [1] is an oval shaped tag with red and blue ink on the edge, in the middle is the printed text [New York Paris / Mr. John / Classic]. The tag opens up and is hinged at the upper edge; a purple thread is looped through the left side. [2] is an oval shaped tag with a black border, in the middle is the printed text [New York Paris / Mr. John / Moderne]. The tag opens up and is hinged at the upper edge; holes are punched on the left side. A handwritten number in blue ink is written on the interior. [3] is a circular white tag with black printed text [Georgi] and a punched hole on the left side. A number is handwritten on the reverse. [4] is a rectangular tag with clipped edges. It has no print except for a typed number on one side. [5] is a round paper tag with a tie cut punch and metal trim.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1941-1994
• Created by: Unidentified
• Owned by: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
• Subject of: Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
• Type: tags
• Medium: ink on paper, thread
• Dimensions: H x W (1): 2 x 3 5/8 in. (5.1 x 9.2 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2): 1 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (4.8 x 9.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (3): 2 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. (6 x 8.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (4): 2 x 1 3/8 in. (5.1 x 3.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (5): 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
• Place collected: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Black Enterprise
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Millinery
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2010.6.11.1-.5
• 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

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