Brown hat with strap and net 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 brown high crown hat with a brown chin strap and net veil. The upturned edges of the hat have been sewn with a matching brown thread. The hat is composed of brown felt and has a brown net veil adhered to the back. A chin strap made from brown felt hangs from the bottom of the hat. The hat is made of brown felt and has a veil composed of a brown, medium weight, stretchy fishnet material that hangs from the bottom of the hat at the back. A chin strap made from brown felt hangs from the bottom of the hat. A gold beaded decoration, in the shape of an upturned half circle is sewn over the back of the hat, on top of the net veil. The interior of the hat is unlined. There is a brown Petersham ribbon that is stitched along the interior crown.

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