Necktie worn by Ira Tucker
date: label: Date
content: after 1950
name: label: Created by
content: Pierre Cardin, French, founded 1950
label: Worn by
content: Ira Tucker Sr., American, 1925 - 2008
notes: label: Description
content: The tan necktie with brown stripes is lined with silk-like textile and thicker white woven textile. A stylized brown embroidered “P” is present on the bottom of the tie. The white woven textile liner is relatively thick and is not immediately visible as it is wrapped in the outer tie material, but the lighter weight silk-like liner is visible on the bottom verso of the tie. Black text on the silk-like liner reads “Pierre CARDIN”.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Gospel (Music)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Ira Tucker, Jr. of the Dixie Hummingbirds
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.13.15
objectType: label: Type
content: neckties
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cloth (possibly synthetic fibers), cloth (possibly silk)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 55 x 3 3/4 in. (139.7 x 9.5 cm)