Tie, Bow
Object number2018.108.22
Made by
Jan Newberry
MediumFabric
Credit LineGift of Joanne Rogers
DescriptionBlue and green tye-dyed pattern bow tie.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth: 32 × 1.5 × 0.063 in. (81.3 × 3.8 × 0.2 cm)Historical NotesHandmade by friend Jan NewberryLabel 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
Subjects
On View
Not on view
Jan Newberry
1951
Robert Talbott
Hickok
c. 1992