Straw skullcap with blue flower trim

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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 skullcap made from rows of woven straw strips sewn to a net base. A veil made from straw netting is stitched along the entire brim. Blue synthetic flowers with yellow, plastic stamens are attached along the sides and back of the veil. The interior of the hat has an unlined net base. A brown Petersham ribbon is stitched along the interior brim and the bottom of the net veil. A yellow fabric tag stitched to the interior center back reads [Merl, New York. Six East Fifty-Sixth Street] 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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