Cravat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Cravat

Entry/Object ID

G2011.038

Description

A plastron cravat made of heavy black satin with a simple scrolled brocade motif, 2 yards along the selvedge by about a foot wide, folded in half lengthwise with additional folding, shaped so one end is wider than the other; both sides have tiny hand-stitched hems, Folded and heavily pressed, the edges are stitched together and gradually narrow around the neck. Raw edges of the sides are not hemmed.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Accessory, Adult, Male, Neckwear
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Necktie

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Fabric

Satin

Color

Black

Made/Created

Date made

1835 - 1850