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Metal container with floral decoration from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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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.

Gold-colored rectangular metal container with metal and rhinestone floral decoration on the front of the flip-top hinged lid.

Catalog date
1941-1994
Recorded places
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Black Enterprise; Business; Fashion; Millinery; Women

Sources & collection details

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Catalog reference: 2016.48.86

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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