Tie
Category
Costume
Date
1980 - 2000
Materials
Silk and polyester
Measurements
1451 mm (Length)
Collection
575 Wandsworth Road, London
NT 1540872
Summary
A man’s tie of burgundy-coloured silk twill printed with a small scale design of dots and dashes in white and blue. The cream-coloured lining is polyester, and the canvas interlining gives the tie a slightly padded appearance. The tie is hand-stitched and has a manufacturer’s label which reads ‘bloomingdale’s / Via Europa’
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Khadambi Asalache upon his death in 2006; acquired fully in November 2010.
Marks and inscriptions
Underside.: “bloomingdale’s / Via Europa” – machine embroidered, red script on grey.