Man's de Joinville-style scarf or necktie; Cheney Brothers, 1921
date: label: date made
content: 1921
notes: label: Description
content: Man's 'de Joinville' style necktie; Gift of Cheney Brothers, Sept. 22 1921. Cotton and Silk; Woven in ribbon form (single layer, straight ends, straight sides). Jacquard figured cotton ground with a fancy blue silk stripe. Washable. Original number 136.
label: Description
content: NB: 1920s terminology for men's neckwear was different than late 20th-21st century terminology. Scarf was correct for the period.
label: Description
content: From Esquire's Menswear Encyclopedia: "The de Joinville style tie or scarf was strictly a straight-end model." The 1900 Sears, Roebuck and Company catalog described the Joinville as “the most popular and swellest gentleman’s scarf ever produced. These scarfs were 6 inches wide and 34 inches long, and are made from purest woven silk specially imported by us. We have an immense assortment, comprising more than three hundred different designs: all light and medium colorings in nearly every color and shade ever thought of. They consist mostly of combination colors, just a few of which are blue, lavender, light green, cherry, strawberry, olive, myrtle, moss green, turquoise, opal, red, etc., all combined with light contrasting shades of cream, white, bright sun-shiny yellow, pale blue and a host of other beautiful shades; handsome brocade patterns in Persian effects, Oriental effects, Dresden fancies, Chameleon grotesques, Roman novelties, Scotch and Highland checks, and an almost endless variety of artistic and fashionable designs. The De Joinville scarf is popular with fashionable gentlemen, because of its exclusiveness and because it can be tied into several different shapes”. Among the shapes were the Prince of Wales knot and the puff, with a finger ring sometimes slipped just below the knot for added elegance."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Co. HQ
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, Manchester, South Manchester
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: American Silks
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content: Cheney Brothers
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Cheney Brothers
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T04304
label: accession number
content: 67147
label: catalog number
content: T04304
objectType: label: Object Name
content: necktie
label: Object Name
content: scarf
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: jacquard woven; compound weave (overall production method/technique)