Cream hat with wide brim and red fabric flowers

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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 cream hat with a wide brim and red fabric flowers. The hat has a short round crown and is made of cream synthetic faille. Plastic stems are wrapped around and adhered to the side of the crown. Two red flowers and a bud are adhered to the top of the brim. The flower bud is made of synthetic fabric, the petals are made of synthetic velveteen, and paper is adhered to the top of the flowers on the brim. The flowers and the bud have stems that are made of paper. Green synthetic leaves with a plastic coating are attached to the stems on the top of the brim. Metal wire is adhered to the center of each leaf. Two bands of synthetic velveteen are sewn along the edge of the brim. One layer of folded synthetic horsehair net is placed between the two bands of synthetic velveteen.

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