Brown hat with orange flowers

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 synthetic straw brown hat with orange flowers and stems. The straw braid used to construct the base of the hat is shiny and gives the hat a metallic, glittery appearance. The edge of the hat is folded up, creating a short brim. Two red, orange, and yellow fabric roses are attached to the front of the crown. Both roses are made of velveteen and satin petals with paper covered wire stems that have been coated in a green plastic or wax coating. The flower petals are secured to each other with adhesive and stitched to the hat. Stems have also been secured to hat with individual tacking stitches. Two smaller buds extend from underneath both roses and protrude slightly beyond the edge of hat. Leaves made from velveteen with wire stems are also attached the beneath roses. The underside of the velveteen leaves and petals are possibly stabilized with heat-fusible interfacing.

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