Bow Tie

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Bow Tie

Entry/Object ID

CW 3411

Description

Necktie. Man's tie; thin white cotton; basket-weave; narrow bow tie; two tabs with hole for stud. E.J.J. written inside tag: "The Perfect Tie" Pat'd June 21st 1898 May 9th 1905 Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Date made

1898 - 1910

Place

* Untyped Place

New York

Notes

Creation Date: Circa 1900

Material

Cotton

Provenance

Notes

Donor: George Clarence Johnson Born: 9/20/1881, Died: 10/5/1965 George C. Johnson attended Friends Central School and the Drexel Institute. He worked for Horace Trumbauer for some 25 years; there he was in charge of supervising details, specifications and the superintendence of projects. From 1937 to 1939 Johnson served as assistant architect with the Pennsylvania State General State Authority. Johnson was a member of the T-Square Club and joined the AIA in 1945, reaching emeritus status in 1962. (Source: Philadelphia Architects & Buildings: https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/ar_display.cfm/49382)