Flower petal pillbox hat with netting

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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 pillbox hat (a) with purple flower petal decorations with netting. The top of the crown is flat with the sides of the hat extending straight down. The base of the crown is made from purple buckram. The hat's exterior is adorned with purple and green gradient silk velvet petals attached with adhesive. A nylon net veil is tacked to the center of the crown and extends off the sides of the hat. Chenille pom poms are added across the veil along with iridescent rhinestones at the center front. There is a metal wire covered with purple velvet ribbon that surrounds the edge of the hat at the interior. A white label is sewn along the metal wire and reads [UNION MADE GO 047149 IN U.S.A.] with a [UNITED HATTERS CAP & MILLINERY W’KRS – INT. UNION] seal in black script.

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