Cream hat with asymmetrical brim and feathers

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 cream wool hat with an asymmetrical brim, black bow, and two feathers. The hat features an asymmetrical, upturned brim, which flares upward on the proper left side. The edge of the brim is folded over with a wire that has been stitched into place. A hatband made from a black vinyl ribbon is adhered along the base of the crown, ending in a bow at the proper right side. Two feathers, one red feather and one white and brown ombre feather are tucked into the hatband bow. The inside of the hat is unlined. There is a stamp printed in the interior crown that reads [WPL 5923 / 100% WOOL]. There is no label. 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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