Blue and green iridescent hat with leather 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 blue and green iridescent hat with a leather hat band. The hat is constructed from wool fur felt that has been blocked into shape. The green underside of the hat has no pile, while the outside of the hat has a blue pile with green iridescence. The crown of the hat is rounded and has a flat top, with an approximate 4” height. The brim extends from 3.5” at the center front and 2.75” at the center back. A metal wire is encased along the edge of the brim, under the felt, for added shaping. The felt folded over the wire is secured with three rows of top stitching. A 2.5” wide blue rayon Petersham hatband is wrapped around the outside of the crown. A decorative loop made of a vertically placed 1.5” wide blue Petersham ribbon and a .

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