Collection Highlights
Manhattan Rifles!
Date:
1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.055.3.226
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Campaign necktie
Object Number:
1946.55
Date:
1940
Medium:
Rayon
Dimensions:
Overall: 46 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 117.5 x 9.5 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: all over: "Willkie"
Description:
Maroon campaign necktie from the 1940 presidential campaign of Wendell Willkie; "Willkie" embroidered repeatedly in white, maroon and red in diagonal lines.
Gallery Label:
Wendell Willkie ran against FDR in the 1940 presidential campaign on the Republican ticket.
Credit Line:
Gift of N. Clifford Hilton
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
