Red felt skullcap with beaded 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 red skullcap made from fur felt. There is a decorative, tongue-like brim that extends from the right side of the hat and ends at the back left. A red felt band extends from the inner center front of the hat, overlapping the brim, and is stitched to the back left side. The red felt band is decorated with tear dropped shaped glass beads and rhinestones. The interior of the hat is unlined. A red Petersham ribbon is stitched along the inner crown. A white fabric tag stitched to the center back reads [Styled by Coralie] 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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