Brown bowler with hat band
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Brown bowler with hat band

Unidentified · 1970s

wool felt, petersham rayon ribbon, synthetic silk satin, buckram, paper, and adhesive
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

A brown wool felt bowler with a hat band. The body of the hat is made of brown wool felt. The top of the crown is rounded and tapers straight downwards. Hidden paper stiffener is placed on the bottom two thirds of the crown. There is a brown rayon petersham ribbon hat band that is adhered to the base of the crown. A bow is placed along the hat band at the proper left side. The edge of the hat's brim is upturned and finished with brown rayon ribbon. The interior of the hat is lined with a golden colored synthetic satin. There is a sweatband made of black synthetic silk satin that is adhered to the interior at the base of the crown. Buckram is placed behind the sweatband. The inside of the hat is stamped with a label at the top of the crown that reads [QUALITÉ SUPÉRIEURS, Lucienda Brafant et Frére, MARQUEE DEPOSEE, CHAPELLERIE EXCLUSIVE, PARIS PLUS HAUTES DISTINCTIONS]. There is a paper tag on the outside of the hat attached at the edge of the bow on the hatband that reads [THANK YOU! "WE KNOW YOU WILL ENJOY YOUR BEAUTIFUL NEW HAT."] on one side. On the other side [160 AMISH] is stamped in blue ink and 500 and 1000 are written in blue ink.

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