Blue felt hat with braided hat band

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 blue felt hat with a braided hat band and a wide brim. The hat band is made from three strips of wool felt, braided together. It is hand stitched around the outside of the hat and ends in a loop slightly right of the center front. The loop is hand sewn into place with cotton thread. There is a wire machine stitched along the edge of the hat brim. The brim is folded over onto itself to cover the hat wire. The interior of the hat is unlined. A Petersham ribbon is sewn 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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