Museum object · Jewelry and Adornment
Metal hatpin with stacked rhinestones and pearls 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 (a) with rhinestones set in circular gold-colored metal beads alternating with plastic pearl beads. The rhinestone and pearl beads get progressively larger toward the end of the pin. There is a small metal cap (b) covering the sharp end of the pin.
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Sources & collection details
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗
Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2016.48.94.8ab
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