Light brown wool felt hat

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 light brown wool felt hat. The crown side panels are connected to the center panel with piped seams. The crown of the hat is hand sewn to the brim. The edge of the brim is folded to the underside and secured with machine stitches. There is red dye along the proper right side of the underside of the brim. A pink synthetic petersham ribbon is machine sewn along the edge of the crown at the interior. A label is stamped to the top of the crown at the interior. The label reads [100% WOOL / "Excello" / MADE IN U.S.A]. Below this the label reads [GEO. W. BOLLMAN & Co. Inc]. A woven fabric label is adhered to the center back interior of the crown along the petersham ribbon. The label reads [Frank Olive].

Catalog date

1970s-1995

Recorded subjects

African American; Clothing and dress; Fashion

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