Brown pillbox with faux fur trim

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A brown pillbox with faux fur trim. The exterior of the hat is made of three cut and sewn pieces. The crown and the bottom edge of the hat are made of brown silk synthetic blended satin weave. A band of black faux fur is machine sewn along circumference of hat. The brown silk synthetic on the bottom of the hat is folded at the center front. The sides of the hat are stabilized with white buckram. The inside of the hat is lined with brown silk synthetic blended satin weave. A silk synthetic blended petersham ribbon sweatband is machine stitched to the bottom edge of the hat. There is a woven label at the center back of the hat that reads [MEDIUM]. This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.

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