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Man's necktie
Labeled: Schreter
American
1955–65
Medium/Technique
Printed cotton plain weave
Dimensions
Height x width: 134 x 4.4 cm (52 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Susan Ward
Accession Number2007.970
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionNarrow tie with squared ends, pattern of stylized figures and birds, yellow, black, and green on blue ground, three button holes in narrow end. Labeled: "Smoothie Button-down tie/ Put small end through here/ US Pat No 2,313,273/ Wear with blue or gray suit/ Made by Schreter and M'shuga Prints"
Provenance2007, purchased by the donor, Susan Ward, from a Cambridge, MA estate via an internet auction; gift to MFA (Accession date: December 12, 2007)