Purple hat with puckered fabric and rhinestones

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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 purple, oblong hat (a), sometimes called a "pancake hat," covered in purple puckered fabric with original price tag (b). A line of faux crystal rhinestones encircles the outer crown of the hat. The interior of the hat is lined with a black synthetic fabric. A black Petersham ribbon lines the interior crown and a black, elastic chin strap is attached under the Petersham ribbon. A yellow fabric tag with a red border is stitched to the center back interior of the hat. The fabric tag reads [Mertize Millinery. Detroit, Michigan] in red font. The hat has an accompanying price tag reading [$50.00] printed in black on off-white paper. 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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