Cream saucer hat with ribbon trim made by Betmar from Mae's Millinery Shop

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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.

Cream saucer hat designed by Betmar made from synthetic straw and trimmed with wide cream grosgrain ribbon that has two short tails at the center back. The hat is shaped with wire along the interior hat band of cream grosgrain ribbon. The wire is edged around two triangular-shaped pieces of the synthetic straw that fit above the wearer's ears and keep the hat in place. A white manufacturer's label with black machine embroidery is sewn to the center back interior band that reads: "Betmar".

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