Black velveteen headband with veil

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 black headband made from velveteen material. The interior structure of the headband is made from plastic boning that is covered in buckram. A black net veil is attached to the underside of the front of the headband. Two strands of white thread are partially stitched into the back left leg of the headband. A white fabric tag with a black and red coat of arms is sewn to the underside of the left leg of the headband. The fabric tag has red text that reads [Peck & Peck.] There is black text at the bottom of the fabric tag that reads [Fifth Avenue, New York.] 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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