Light green floral brocade pillbox hat

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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 light green floral brocade pillbox hat. The hat (a) is made of synthetic brocade with polyester opalescent flat foil thread. The top of the crown and side of the crown are made of two separate panels which are sewn together. A pleat is sewn along the side of the crown. A seam is along the center back on the side of the crown. The edge of the brocade is folded to the interior and hand sewn. Buckram is used at the interior as a stiffener. A metal wire is placed at the edge of the hat, encased in the buckram and synthetic brocade. The hat is unlabeled and unlined. Three brocade fabric scraps match the fabric used on the hat's exterior. The longest fabric panel (b) has a mix of pinked and raw edges. A semicircle cut out is along one end, a rectangular piece is cut out along the narrower end.

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