Blue hat with upturned brim

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 fuzzy teal blue hat with an upturned brim in the front. The hat is made of blocked fur felt with brushed fur felt on the exterior. The top of the crown is rounded and fits closely to the head. The brim of the hat is upturned at the front, it tapers downwards at the sides and is unfolded at the center back. The brim is made of brushed fur felt on both sides. The felt on the inside of the crown is unbrushed. There is a petersham ribbon sweatband machine stitched at the bottom of the crown. Stiffening wire is placed under the sweatband and at the base of brim. There is a label on the inside of the hat at the center back sewn to the sweatband that reads [Pon Tello INC. ORIGINAL WASHINGTON, D.C.].

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