Light blue geometric patterned hat with veil

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 pillbox hat with an allover blue and cream geometric metallic pattern and a net veil. The hat base is constructed from stiff buckram. The exterior is composed of two pieces of geometric fabric; one circular piece for the crown, and a single piece for the hat sides, which is seamed together at the center back. Light green nylon net is hand stitched under the squatchee at the top of the crown. The interior of the hat is lined with blue and green rose print sheer synthetic gauze. A metal wire is stitched along the interior hat’s edge and a red Petersham ribbon lines the interior edge. 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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