Museum object · Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
Round metal tin painted red with poinsettias 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 round metal tin (a) and lid (b) from Mae's Millinery Shop. The tin is painted red, with a scene of poinsettias surrounding a lit candlestick on the top of the lid. The interior of the lid has a business card (c) adhered to it for the personal injury firm Steinberg and Girsh of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Catalog reference: 2010.6.24.1abc
