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Five pieces of hat veiling from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Five (5) pieces of hat veiling and found in box 2010.6.64.1 from Mae's Millinery Shop. .1: A length of black net. .2: A piece of black net gathered and sewn at one side with the rest of the edges left raw. Large black velvet polka dots are adhered onto the net. .3: A piece of cream veiling sewn into a circle with ribbon flowers sewn onto it. .4: A scrap of off-white lace net. .5: A piece of navy veiling with navy blue ribbons sewn onto it.

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Catalog reference: 2010.6.64.8.1-.5

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