Necktie

Object number2018.108.16

MediumFabric; Plastic

Credit LineGift of Joanne Rogers

DescriptionFabric tie with a striped pattern. The colors of the stripes alternates between dark blue, light blue, off-white, and red stripes.DimensionsLength x Width (length of extended tie): 56.5 × 3.125 in. (143.5 × 7.9 cm)
MarksManufacturer's tag reads "JOHN ASHFORD".
Label TextFred wore a tie or bowtie on each episode of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and often when he had press interviews or traveled. Joanne recounts that one of Fred’s favorite stories involved a stewardess who mistook him for Orville Redenbacher because of his bowtie. The tie-dyed bow tie remained one of Fred’s favorites because his friend Jan Newberry, wife of Mister Rogers’ producer Sam Newberry, made it for him.

Previous owner Fred McFeely Rogers

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