Necktie worn by Ira Tucker Sr.: Museum Object and Cultural History
Necktie worn by Ira Tucker Sr.: Date: ca. 1950. Created by: Metcalf Neckwear Company, founded 1917. Worn by: Ira Tucker Sr., American, 1925 - 2008.
The object in the museum catalogue
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”.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1950
- Created by: Metcalf Neckwear Company, founded 1917
- Worn by: Ira Tucker Sr., American, 1925 - 2008
- Type: neckties
- Medium: cloth (possibly synthetic fibers), cloth (possibly silk)
- Dimensions: H x W: 50 x 4 1/4 in. (127 x 10.8 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Gospel (Music)
- Object number: 2013.13.16
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Ira Tucker, Jr. of the Dixie Hummingbirds
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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