Museum object · Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Pair of elbow-length leather gloves and bag 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.
Pair of elbow-length white leather gloves (a,b) from Mae's Millinery Shop. A blue stamp for the manufacturer Wear-Right is at the interior left glove near the opening. The plastic bag (c) is clear and has red type that reads "to flatter and slenderize your hands / finest, lightest weight gloves / ARIS / MADE IN ITALY".
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2016.48.48.9abc
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