Title

Pair of arm length purple gloves from Mae's Millinery Shop, 1941-1994. Creator: Van Raalte.

Caption

Pair of arm length rayon knit dark purple gloves. The gloves are seamed down the exterior side and around the fingers. Each glove has an opening at the wrist that closes with two (2) pearlized purple glass buttons each. A manufacturer's label is sewn to the seam at the interior opening of the left glove that reads "Van Raalte Co. Inc. / RAYON 7 1/2 / MADE IN U.S.A." in blue embroidered text. 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

HRM21A73_300

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

63,5Mb (1,2Mb) / 20,1in x 12,3in / 6027 x 3684 (300dpi)

Keywords

gloves glove people black fashion shopping shop shops country clothes museum color dress location century textiles clothing African American African-American 1940s afro-american evening wear Forties United States of America Nineties Colour 20th century heritage American America USA 1990s decade object united states Reeves rayon cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art elbow length National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Heritage Art Mae's Millinery Shop Mae Reeves Mae gloves Van Raalte Raalte Van