Brown bowler with hat band

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 wool felt bowler with a hat band. The body of the hat is made of brown wool felt. The top of the crown is rounded and tapers straight downwards. Hidden paper stiffener is placed on the bottom two thirds of the crown. There is a brown rayon petersham ribbon hat band that is adhered to the base of the crown. A bow is placed along the hat band at the proper left side. The edge of the hat's brim is upturned and finished with brown rayon ribbon. The interior of the hat is lined with a golden colored synthetic satin. There is a sweatband made of black synthetic silk satin that is adhered to the interior at the base of the crown. Buckram is placed behind the sweatband.

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