Pink flower 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 pillbox hat adorned with pink and white flowers. The top of the crown is flat and tapers straight downwards at the sides. The base of the hat is made of pink buckram. The exterior of the hat is covered in velvet and synthetic silk flowers attached to the buckram with adhesive. The flowers are colored with pink and white ombre petals. Pistons made of tightly wrapped paper with a coating are adhered to the center of each flower. There is one green fabric leaf at the center of the top of the crown. The interior of the hat is unlined. The bottom edge has a metal wire and is covered in machine stitched pink velvet. This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.

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