Green circular hatbox with lid from Mae's Millinery Shop
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Green circular hatbox with lid from Mae's Millinery Shop

Unidentified · 1941-1994

pasteboard, paint, cotton, and metal
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Green circular hatbox (a) and lid (b) made from pasteboard painted green. The lid can be fixed to the bottom with two lengths of white cotton twill tape attached to the base. There is white topstitching along the rim and the top edge of the lid. Metal brads are used to hold the sides of the base and the lid, and the bottom of the base to the sides.

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