Wedding Hat

Wonderful red velvet hat from 1898.  Five red velvet buttons adorn the front and a large velvet bow trims the back.  There is an under the chin strap with small bow and a rosette in the center.  Hat was probably worn with a forward tilt.  A hand written label on the inside of the hat reads, "Alice Blue Peterson Wedding Hat 1898".  Hat was originally purchased from a museum in Iowa that was going out of business.