Digital Collections

Cravat

Object/Artifact

1. Entirely hand stitched cravat made of soft white silk satin. Neck is a covered metal band that fits around the neck, one end overlaps the other in back, where its end is concealed by a fold of cloth. The knots are formed of self-striped silk softly folded over cotton batting, from which two long, flat folded ‘ends’ hand. 2. Cylindrical cardboard box covered with buff paper atop blue paper over the seams.

G2006.128.1-2

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1845 - 1855

User Age: Adult Gender: Male

Cravat

Satin

Silk

Cream

Pre-Tied

Box

Packaging

Wedding

Groom

Wedding

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