Straw hat with hat band and white flower

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 straw hat with a beige hat band and a white flower. The hat is composed of one panel of natural straw that’s been blocked to shape. A 2” wide beige cotton synthetic blend Petersham ribbon is adhered around the outer crown and sewn to itself at the center back, and ending with two 8” long tails. A white 2” wide synthetic daisy is glued to the proper right tail. The white petals of the flower are made from plain woven polyester, and the yellow center is composed of cotton. The hat brim is 1.5” at the widest point and narrower at the back, and the brim’s edge is rolled under to encase a metal wire. The inside of the hat is unlined, and there’s a beige 1” wide Petersham ribbon machine sewn to the inner brim.

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