Necktie worn by Ira Tucker Sr.
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1950
name: label: Created by
content: Metcalf Neckwear Company, founded 1917
label: Worn by
content: Ira Tucker Sr., American, 1925 - 2008
notes: label: Description
content: The tie is made of a silk-like material with a “photo image” landscape of haystacks during sunset. A tree with orange and red leaves in autumn is present above the hay stacks, and dark clouds are found towards the top of the tie. A circular logo in the silk-like material on the verso bottom has the text “INDIAN SUMMER / COLOR PHOTO” in white. The tie has been lined with a silky white material and a thicker woven white material. Black ink handwriting on the interior of one of the folds on the verso reads “TUCKER”.
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
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
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: 2013.13.16
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: 50 x 4 1/4 in. (127 x 10.8 cm)