Museum object · Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Ochre colored rolled brim suede hat with feathers from Mae's Millinery Shop
1941-1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
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.
Oval hat with a high crown and a rolled brim designed by Mae Reeves and made with orange-red suede tape sewn in concentric circles. Ochre-colored feathers fill the space betwen the upper side of the brim and the crown. There is an interior hat band made from orange-red grosgrain ribbon. An ivory fabric designer label with black printed text is adhered to the center back of the interior band that reads: "Mae Reeves / OF / PHILADELPHIA".
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2013.213.3
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