Brown brimmed hat with foliage printed hat band

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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 brown, brimmed, derby-style felt hat with a foliage printed hat band. The hat band colors are green, orange, yellow, and white. The inside of the hat has a dark brown leather band that is stitched along the interior crown. Near the center front seam, a drawstring, made from a gold synthetic material is stitched to the interior band. The hat is unlined, but the interior band contains many embossed inscriptions: "R.R," "Raleigh-Haberdasher Washington," "Chasseur," "A Thomas Begg Original New York." The verso of the leather band reads [200p.] 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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