Pair of black gloves with ruffled cuffs from Mae's Millinery Shop

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A pair of black stretch knit gloves from Mae's Millinery Shop. A double row of black pleated ruffles is sewn around each cuff. A label is cut from the interior side seam of each glove.

Catalog date

1941-1994

Recorded places

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Black Enterprise; Business; Clothing and dress; Millinery; Women

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