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Stock
Object/Artifact
Stock with hanging tie ends, entirely hand stitched. Black silk taffeta stripe with one straight and one pointed end attached in a single knot to the soft, straight stock. The lightly stiffened stock has a reinforced upper edge and is lined with fading green or aqua silk satin, stamped “The Napoleon Cravat” in gold. The stock extends in back, the sides folded to the inside to form tapered ends that cross over in back and go to the front where they are secured with a black lacquered metal button and loop under the knot. 2.5” high at CF, not counting the knot.
G2008.081
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1833 - 1850
User Age: Adult Gender: Male
Necktie
Stock
Cravat
Black
Silk
Dyer-Hoppin
Everyday