Pink wool hat with blue velvet hat band

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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 pink wool felt hat with a dark blue velvet hat band and two small bows at the back. The hat features a high crown and asymmetrical brim made from fuchsia wool that has been blocked to shape. The top of the crown features pinhole punctures forming a straight line from the center back to the center front. The asymmetrical brim extends 2.875” from the center front and 1.75” from the center back seam. A hatband made from a 2.25” band of navy-blue velvet is hand tacked to the sides of the crown. The velvet hat band is backed with paper along its folded edges and buckram to add structure. Two bows made from the same navy blue velvet fabric are hand sewn over the center back seam where the ends of the hatband are sewn together. Light pink synthetic (possibly acetate) lining has been sewn along the interior crown.

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