Pale peach hat with black net and gold bead accents

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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 pale peach hat with black net and gold bead accents. The hat is made of wool felt, it is blocked to shape and has a rounded crown. Pale peach trim a half inch in width is adhered to the bottom of the crown. The hat has a wide brim, the edge is folded upwards, it is machine stitched down and holds a metal wire. Gold plastic bead trim is adhered to the edge of the brim. Black synthetic crin is adhered to the front of the hat offset to the proper right. A self-fabric band is adhered to the center of the crin and wraps around to the underside of the brim slightly offset from the center front. Black synthetic velvet is sewn on the edges of the band which encases metal wire. Gold plastic bead trim is adhered along the velvet.

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