Cravat

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Cravat

Entry/Object ID

CW 3409

Description

Cravat. Man's cravat; white cotton; bascket-weave shaped with hole. No date given. No condition given. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Material

Cotton

Provenance

Notes

Donor's husband - Information from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings: https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/ar_display_projects.cfm/49382 . "George Clarence Johnson; Born: 9/20/1881, Died: 10/5/1965. George C. Johnson attended Friends Central School and 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."