Black velveteen pillbox hat with net

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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 black velveteen pillbox hat with net. The hat is made of black synthetic velveteen. Black synthetic satin is sewn to the side of the crown at the top. A brown synthetic satin ribbon is placed at the side of the crown and is tied at the center back. Black synthetic net is placed around the hat at the exterior. Synthetic net is placed at the hat's interior. Synthetic petersham ribbon is machine sewn to the bottom edge of the hat at the interior. The hat is unlabeled. A union label is sewn to the center back interior along the petersham ribbon which reads [UNION MADE / JF87069 / IN U.S.A].

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