Navy blue hat with bow

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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 fur navy blue hat with a rounded crown. A pre-tied bow made of petersham rayon ribbon is glued to the center back of the hat. The interior of the hat is unlined and has a black petersham rayon ribbon sweatband. Metal wire is sewn around the circumference of the hat under the petersham ribbon. A label is sewn to the interior and reads [Franklin Simon] in black thread. Faded text in white is stamped to the crown’s interior that reads [Martelle]. 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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