Title

Cosmetic powder puff from Mae's Millinery Shop, 1941-1994. Creator: Prince Matchabelli Inc.

Caption

A pink circular powder puff made from two layers of faux fur filled with soft foam and found in 2010.6.54.1ab. Mae Reeves (1912-2016) was a pioneering African-American milliner who was famous for her custom-made hats. Her business, Mae's Millinery Shop in downtown Philadelphia, was one of the first shops in the city to be owned by a woman of African American heritage.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A72_442

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,0Mb (924,6Kb) / 14,0in x 13,6in / 4194 x 4085 (300dpi)

Keywords

people black fashion shopping shop shops country museum color dress makeup location century cosmetics make-up African American African-American 1940s afro-american powder puff Forties face powder United States of America Nineties Colour 20th century heritage American America USA 1990s decade object united states Reeves cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Heritage Art Mae's Millinery Shop Mae Reeves Mae Prince Matchabelli Inc powder puffs