Necktie

Rooster

1958–60 · cotton · Costume Institute

The chivalric knight pattern on this tie wittily connects the 1950s man with important manly pursuits of the Middle Ages. Historical themes were common in neckwear of the time, but few capture the charm of the concept as this one.

Artist

Rooster

Date

1958–60

Medium

cotton

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of George Drew, 1988