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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

Welcome to our Online Collections Database! Below you will find a searchable database showcasing images and information regarding tens of thousands of items in our online collection. Search using search terms, key words, object names, or names of historical figures to locate specific items, or, peruse at random to enjoy the breadth of collections available for view.

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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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