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Purple felt hat with double bow

1950s

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 dome-shaped hat made from purple fur felt. A double bow made from a purple Petersham ribbon is stitched to the center back of the hat. The interior of the hat is unlined. There is a purple Petersham ribbon stitched along the interior crown. A hat stamp in the interior center of the hat reads [Mystere. Made of Imported Fur] in teal ink. 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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Catalog reference: 2007.3.587

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