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Man's tie
Designed by: Paco Rabanne (Spanish (active in France), born in 1934)
French
1960s (?)
Object Place: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Silk twill weave, printed; silk plain weave with discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts
Dimensions
Center back: 144.8 cm (57 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler
Accession Number2009.4381
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's tie made of silk plain weave printed with black and white checks and orange/red ovals. Label in reverse "paco rabanne/PARIS." Reverse (visible at the bottom) is lined in gray and brocaded in lighter gray to read "paco rabanne/PARIS."
ProvenanceBefore 2009, in collection of Jacqueline Fowler of Stanford, CT; gift of Fowler to the MFA (Accession date: September 16, 2009)