Black shawl with floral embroidery and fringe from Mae's Millinery Shop

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.

Black triangular shawl with three (3) black embroidered floral sprays on the back. The shawl is trimmed with long black fringe along the bottom two edges.

Catalog date

1941-1994

Recorded places

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Black Enterprise; Business; Clothing and dress; Fashion; Millinery; Women

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