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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
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)