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“Big Three” Necktie
Artifact IDMO 1974.88.1
Object Type
Necktie
Maker
Countess Mara
(American, founded 1935)
Dateca. 1940s
Mediumfabric (silk)
Dimensionsoverall (width at widest point) H 51 in x W 4 1/4 in (129.5 cm x 10.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA navy blue necktie with caricatures in white of the "Big Three" - Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill. The Countess Mara maker's insignia - CM - is at the bottom of the tie, flanked on each side with silhouettes in white of the Statue of Liberty. Sewn on the reverse side of the necktie is a maker's tag that reads: Countess Mara / NEW YORK.Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Lucile Mara de Vescovi Whitman.
Credit LineGift of Lucile Mara de Vescovi Whitman [aka Countess Mara]
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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