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Brown polished cotton; loosely twisted hatband with padded pleated panel; brim lined with faded green cotton and wool twill; braided straw sweat band covered with stiffened cotton; inside lined with rice paper.
topees
headgear
cotton (textile)
stitching
rice paper (paper)
wool (textile)
Helmet
Helmet, Pith
Helmet, Pith
1) Printed label in red letters: ""PING KEE/ (Chinese characters)/HATMAKER/HONG KONG/ (Chinese characters)"" 2) Size stamped in red - ""7 3/8"" encircled with red. Located below paper label.
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6168
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