Red had with double rolled 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 red wool felt hat with double rolled brim. The hat is made of blocked fur felt. The top of the crown is indented at the center, fitting close to the head. At the sides of the crown there is a band of gathering stitches that pulls the hat inwards at the center. These stitches do not continue to the back of the hat. The hat has a double rolled brim that is separated in the center by a machine stitch. The two parts of the brim cross over one another in the front. There is a rayon petersham sweatband machine stitched to the interior edge of the hat. A metal wire is hidden behind the sweatband. There is a stamped label at the inside of the hat at the top of the crown that reads [Neumann-Endler, INC. Fair Field Felts 100% WOOL].

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