Object Details
- Description
- A group of feathers from Mae's Millinery Shop.
- .1: One large black feather, probably a dyed peacock feather. The base of the feather is wrapped in a synthetic gold fabric with a piece of scotch tape around it.
- .2: Multiple feathers in brown, orange, white, black, yellow, green, and red of varying lengths, held together by wire at their base.
- .3: Small object made up brown feathers that are iridescent and heart-shaped at their tips. There is a brown velvet ribbon tied in a knot at the base.
- .4: Several feathers glued together at their base. The feathers are a combination of black, brown, white and yellow.
- .5: One small red feather.
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.
- Medium
- feather, cloth, wire, adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (1): 12 1/2 x 9 x 8 in. (31.8 x 22.9 x 20.3 cm)
- H x W x D (2): 9 1/4 x 8 x 1 1/2 in. (23.5 x 20.3 x 3.8 cm)
- H x W x D (3): 3 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 3/8 in. (9.5 x 22.2 x 1 cm)
- H x W x D (4): 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. (14 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm)
- H x W x D (5): 2 x 1 1/2 in. (5.1 x 3.8 cm)
- Type
- animal components
