Museum object · Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Sequined net capelet from Mae's Millinery Shop
1941-1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
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.
A net collar or capelet decorated with sequins from Mae's Millinery Shop. The sequins radiate in straight lines from the neck, then decorate the scalloped border in undulating patterns, with a row trimming the scalloped bottom edge. The capelet is not lined and there are no labels.
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Catalog reference: 2010.6.184
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