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Round metal tin painted red with poinsettias from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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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 round metal tin (a) and lid (b) from Mae's Millinery Shop. The tin is painted red, with a scene of poinsettias surrounding a lit candlestick on the top of the lid. The interior of the lid has a business card (c) adhered to it for the personal injury firm Steinberg and Girsh of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Catalog reference: 2010.6.24.1abc

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