Black straw hat with velvet ribbon and rhinestone

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 hat made from woven straw with a high brim and short crown. A thin, black, velveteen ribbon is stitched along the outer circumference, where the brim meets the crown. The ends of the hat band and crossed over at the center back and a crystal rhinestone ornament in a metal prong setting is stitched on top of where the ends are crossed. The interior of the hat is lined with black, polyester netting. A green one inch Petersham ribbon is machine stitched along the interior crown. There is no label. 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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