Museum object · necklaces
Long yellow faux pearl necklace 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.
Long yellow faux pearl necklace from Mae's Millinery Shop. The beads are larger at the center front, becoming smaller along each end. There is a metal clasp at the center back.
- Catalog date
- 1941-1994
- Recorded places
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Beauty culture; Black Enterprise; Business; Clothing and dress; Fashion; Millinery; Women
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Sources & collection details
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗
Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2016.48.51.6
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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