Brown handbag with amber handle from Mae's Millinery Shop

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Brown handbag with amber handle from Mae's Millinery Shop

Unidentified

Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016

Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994

1941-1994

Small brown frame bag with a plastic amber handle and a single metal clasp top closure. The oblong bag is faced in a dark brown knit and lined with brown synthetic lining material. A coin purse made from the brown lining with a top closure is attached to the interior of the bag with a metal chain. There are two (2) open pockets on one side of the interior and one (1) zippered pocket on the other side of the interior. The half-oval handle attaches to one top edge of the bag with metal decorative screws. The metal clasp closure is at the center top of the bag and is a decorative finial style. An ivory fabric designer label with gold and black embroidered text is adhered to the interior of the purse that reads: "M [gold] M [black]".

Women

Black Enterprise

Clothing and dress

Fashion

Business

Mae's Millinery Shop

Reeves, Mae

African Americans

African American

Smithsonian Institution

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Women

Black Enterprise

Clothing and dress

Fashion

Business

Mae's Millinery Shop

Reeves, Mae

African Americans

African American