Mae Reeves Hat Designs presentation board: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Tri-fold presentation board with cut out printed images of various Mae Reeves hat designs. The hats are featured on the left and right flaps of the board. In the middle are newspaper articles and images of Mae Reeves from the "Hats off to Mae" event at the African American Museum in Philadelphia. The reverse is undecorated cardboard with printed logos and advertisement for the manufacturer, Elmer's.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2010
• Created by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
• Subject of: National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
• Subject of: African American Museum in Philadelphia, American, founded 1976
• Manufactured by: Elmer's Products, American, founded 1947
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper, adhesive, corrugated board
• Dimensions: H x W x D (Flat): 28 1/16 x 40 3/16 x 1/8 in. (71.3 x 102.1 x 0.3 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (Standing): 28 1/16 x 27 x 10 in. (71.3 x 68.6 x 25.4 cm)
• Place used: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Black Enterprise
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Fashion
• Topic: Millinery
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2016.48.46
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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