Black hat with ribbon decoration from Mae's Millinery Shop

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.

Black circular braided straw hat with a low flat crown and a wide circular brim attributed to Mae Reeves. The edges of the brim are turned downward and trimmed in black grosgrain ribbon. Wide black grosgrain ribbon is tied in a large bow on the center front top of the brim, and also wrapped around the crown as a band. The edges of the bow are loosely pleated and stitched onto the top of the brim around the center knot of the bow. The interior crown is lined in cream synthetic fabric. There are no labels, though a seam in the ribbon trimming the interior opening indicates the center back.

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