Straw hat with cream hat band

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 straw hat with a cream hat band. The hat is made of woven straw blocked to shape. The crown is ovoid shaped and has an indentation at the top of the crown. A cream synthetic petersham ribbon one and a half inches wide is adhered to the base of the crown. A self-fabric bow is adhered to the proper right side of the hat along the hatband. The edges of the brim are folded inwards and are secured with adhesive and a row of machine sewn monofilament thread. A wire is placed along the edge of the brim. A cream synthetic petersham ribbon is machine sewn along the hat's inner circumference. A woven fabric label is sewn at the center back interior of the crown. The label reads [Liz / claiborne / ACCESSORIES]. A paper tag is attached to the woven fabric label with orange cotton thread.

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