Museum object · hatpins
Hatpin decorated with pearl and black beads 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.
Metal hatpin decorated at one end with two white plastic pearls and one black bead. Adhesive residue on the top of the black bead indicates additional decorative elements are likely missing.
- Catalog date
- 1941-1994
- Recorded places
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Beauty culture; Black Enterprise; Business; Fashion; Millinery; Women
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Sources & collection details
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗
Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2016.48.94.3
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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