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Pair of elbow-length leather gloves and bag from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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

Pair of elbow-length white leather gloves (a,b) from Mae's Millinery Shop. A blue stamp for the manufacturer Wear-Right is at the interior left glove near the opening. The plastic bag (c) is clear and has red type that reads "to flatter and slenderize your hands / finest, lightest weight gloves / ARIS / MADE IN ITALY".

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Catalog reference: 2016.48.48.9abc

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