1870~, Menton

Flat straw hat with very, very small shallow crown, trimmed with strips of black silk velvet ribbon laid flat in asterisk formations, velvet binding to edge of hat, and further trimmed with wider silk satin ribbon, also black, which hangs over the brim in the back of the hat. Also trimmed with a clump of ears of wheat and artificial flowers, including daisies, ferny fronds, pink roses made of silk crêpe and a purple iris made from feathers.