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Pair of black satin gloves from Mae's Millinery Shop

1949-1990

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.

Pair of black satin gloves from Mae's Millinery Shop. The gloves are made from a nylon and rayon blend satin with elastic sewn into the wrists. A short black tassel hangs from the outer wrist of each glove. A manufacturer's label is sewn into the interior seam of the left glove.

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Catalog reference: 2016.48.84.2ab

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