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Man's necktie
Designer: Rooster
American
1960s
Place of Manufacture: United States
Medium/Technique
Printed cotton
Dimensions
Length: 1400 mm (55 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George T.M. Shackelford
Accession Number2011.2078
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's squared cotton necktie printed with pattern of repeating jockey caps in alternating red, white and narrow blue stripes.
Labels on back read:
"Made Exclusively for Raleigh's Washington"
"Rooster WPL 13303"
"All Cotton"
Labels on back read:
"Made Exclusively for Raleigh's Washington"
"Rooster WPL 13303"
"All Cotton"
Provenance1970s, purchased by George Shackelford, Boston; 2011, gift of George Shackelford to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 21, 2011)