Necktie
Artifact IDMO 2009.3.151.82
Object Type
Necktie
Date
1950-1960
Maker
Schur
(Designer, Palm Beach, Southampton, Washington D.C.)
Medium
Silk
DimensionsOverall L 56 1/2 in x W 2 1/4 in (143.5 cm x 5.7 cm)
Physical DescriptionRuby red silk neck tie printed with the word THINK in a repeating pattern. Embroidered label "Shur" on back with retail locations of Palm Beach, Florida; Southampton, New York; and Washington, D.C. included.
Historical NoteThis tie belonged to John F. Kennedy. He can be seen wearing it in photographs taken during the White House visit of Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov and American astronaut John Glenn on May 3, 1962.
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteItem was part of the personal collection of President Kennedy, it was donated to the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Inc. by the Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in 1996. Ownership was transferred from the John F. Kennedy Foundation to the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in 2009.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesJohn F. Kennedy Personal Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676959)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - PartlyUse Restriction Notepermission to use image must be granted by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. please address requests to Museumjfk@nara.govUse Restriction Noteimage use is to be approved of by Museum staff on a case by case basis, image is not for sale by Getty, Almay, or other profit seeking photography sites.In Collection(s)
Exhibitions
Not on view
