Black felt hat with black sequins

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.

A black felt hat with black sequins. The hat is made of black wool felt blocked to shape. The center top of the hat is open. The edges of the opening are padded and covered with black synthetic knit and black plastic sequins. A self fabric three inch wide panel is sewn around the side of the crown and is covered with black plastic sequins. The front of the hat is slightly more elongated. The hat is unlined, a black synthetic petersham ribbon is hand sewn along the inner circumference. Two woven fabric labels are on the back interior of the hat along the petersham ribbon. The center back label reads [DESIGNED BY / Harryson / NEW YORK]. A black label with gold text to the right reads [Erlebacher / Washington, D.C.].

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