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Straw hat or "matelot" of natural straw, with a dark blue hatband of grosgrain silk and a dark blue veil
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Straw hat or "matelot" of natural straw, with a dark blue hatband of grosgrain silk and a dark blue veil

Flexy · c. 1899 · ripsbinding; voile; rips; strohalm; silk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Straw hat, 'matelot', of natural straw. Coarse straw of braided strips, alternating in stretched and strongly gathered plaits. Dark blue hatband of taffeta. Dark blue voile. Pillbox model, the brim of double-folded straw, narrower at the back than at the front. Address (on woven nameband): Flexy déposé.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineStrohoed of "matelot" van naturel stro, met een donkerblauw hoedenlint van ripszijde en een donkerblauwe voile. c. 1899. Flexy. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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