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Museum object · Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

Silver box from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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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 rectangular clear plastic box with faceted geometric patterns molded into the plastic from Mae's Millinery Shop. The box opens with a hinge on the back side, with the opening of the bottom and lid trimmed in brass-toned metal and a small pressure-point closure at the center front. The lid is deeper than the bottom of the box. The bottom is lined in a silver metallic material.

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Catalog reference: 2010.6.66.1

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