Lace Gallery

Mrs. William Astor, 1890, (1903). Creator: Unknown

Mrs. William Astor, 1890, (1903). Portrait De Mme Astor'. Portrait of American socialite Caroline Webster Schermerhorn (1831-1908), wife of businessman, racehorse breeder/owner, and yachtsman William Backhouse Astor Jr. After a painting by Emile-Auguste Carolus-Duran, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. From "La Revue De L'Art Ancien et Moderne" - Volume XIV, July-December 1903, [Paris, 1903]

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Noble Woman with a Small Hat. Creator: Unknown

Noble Woman with a Small Hat

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Pair of black leather gloves from Mae's Millinery Shop, 1941-1994. Creator: Unknown

Pair of black leather gloves with floral lace design from Mae's Millinery Shop. The gloves end at the mid-forearm. On each back arm there is a triangular cut out with a panel of floral lace using black thread and black leather for the flowers. There are no labels. Mae Reeves (1912-2016) was a pioneering African-American milliner who was famous for her custom-made hats. Her business, Mae's Millinery Shop in downtown Philadelphia, was one of the first shops in the city to be owned by a woman of African American heritage

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