Yellow pleated dupioni hat

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 yellow pleated dupioni hat. The hat is made of pleated and draped synthetic dupioni with pleats crossing at the center front of the hat. A metal straight pin holds one end of the pleated dupioni fabric on the proper right side of the hat. A metal straight pin with a yellow plastic pin head is on the proper left side of the center front of the hat, it holds pleated areas of the hat in place. Yellow synthetic stiff lace is used to line the interior of the hat. Yellow synthetic knit is between the lace and exterior fabric. A metal wire is sewn along the edge of the hat; the wire is encased in the organza. A woven fabric label is sewn along the center back interior of the hat. The label reads [Woodward & Lothrop / WASHINGTON D.C.].

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