wool felt · 56 · spring · worn 1926
shaped like a small church bell. wool felt the colour of dried mulberry,
pulled down to the brow. there is a silk rose at the side, sewn on by a
hand that did not measure twice.
the dent in the crown was made by a hatpin, then by the absence of one.
whoever wore it kept her hair very short and would not be looked at.
it was bought in spring and worn through one spring only. then put on a high shelf and not taken down.
field-note: a single dark hair caught in the lining. fine, almost not there.
pillbox · wide-brim · panama · a ribbon · sewing room