Museum object · Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Dark brown wool felt cap with ostrich plumes 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.
Brown wool felt round brimless cap designed by Mae Reeves. The edge of the cap is indented and a length of brown felt is twisted and tacked to the crown with thread. A grouping of brown ostrich plumes is attached at the proper right back of the cap. The cap has no label.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2016.48.34
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