Red straw hat with heart shaped brim

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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 red straw hat with a heart shaped brim and white trim. The hat is made of straw with a red coating. A one and a half inch white synthetic petersham ribbon is adhered to the bottom of the crown. A self-fabric decorative triangular panel edged with white petersham ribbon is adhered to the back of the hat. The hat has a heat shaped brim with the point of the heart at the front of the hat. The hat is unlined. A printed label is adhered to the center back interior of the crown. The label reads [FREDERICK JONES / 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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