Collection Highlights
Balustrade from Federal Hall, New York
1788-1789
1884.3
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Campaign necktie
Object name
Campaign necktie
Date
1940
Medium
Silk
Dimensions
Overall: 46 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 118.1 x 8.9 cm )
Description
Maroon campaign necktie from the 1940 presidential campaign of Wendell Willkie; "W" embroidered repeatedly in white in a geometric running pattern.
Credit Line
Gift of Gregory Moore Chorlian
Object Number
1940.871
Marks
embroidered: all over: "W"
Gallery Label
Wendell Willkie ran against FDR in the 1940 presidential campaign on the Republican ticket.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
