Red wool hat with red hat band and bow

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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 red wool hat with a red hat band and bow. The hat is made of wool blend pile fabric and is blocked to shape. A red petersham ribbon is adhered to the base of the crown. A bow made of red petersham ribbon is adhered to the proper right side of the hat along the hat band. A red petersham ribbon encasing a metal wire is machine sewn along the edge of the brim. A red petersham ribbon is machine sewn along the base of the crown at the interior. A tie made of a red petersham ribbon folded in half and machine sewn lengthwise is sewn on each side of the hat below the inner hat band. A label is stamped to the crown of the hat at the interior which reads [Grevi / BODY MADE IN ITALY].

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