Hat with pink, blue, and white flowers

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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 derby-style hat made from synthetic straw. There are pink, blue, and white faded synthetic flowers and leaves stitched along the outer brim. The inside of the hat is lined with a gold net material. There is a white Petersham ribbon stitched along the inner crown of the hat. A white fabric tag is stitched over the Petersham ribbon on the center back and reads [An Original by Dajon. New York.] in black and red text. To the slight left is another white fabric tag with pink embroidered flowers that reads [Woodward & Lothrop. Washington, DC] in black text. 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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