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Cream fez worn by a member of the Maryland Order of the Eastern Star

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Description

This cream felt fez hat was worn by a member of the Maryland Order of the Eastern Star. Around the top of the crown are vents in a design of four (4) separate concentric circles. At the center front of the hat is a machine-embroidered patch of a yellow five-pointed star featuring the emblem of the Order of the Eastern Star. Embroidered in light blue thread below the patch are the letters "MD". The interior opening of the fez is lined with a brown leather with a perforated design of repeating diagonal lines. Attached to the hat with three (3) butterfly clutches above the star patch is a metal and clear rhinestone pin (b) reading "OES". A light blue tassel hangs from the top of the crown. A metal and clear rhinestone chain pin (c) is attached at the proper left back side of the hat with two (2) butterfly clutches.
Format:
A: Wool Felt, Leather, Silk Tassel ;B: Metal And Rhinestone;C: Metal And Rhinestone
Rights:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Smithsonian Institution