Man's necktie of brown silk. Tipped in white silk jacquard with "Christian Dior" pattern.

Man's necktie of orange silk. Tipped in white silk jacquard with "Christian Dior" pattern.

Man's necktie of navy polyester in green castle motif. Four-in-hand style. Tipped in red polyester; interlined. Content tag: 100% Polyester / Fabric / WPL 124

Man's necktie of navy silk in foulard pattern of gray spiral twists. Upper blade in filigree inspired pattern with lower blade in foulard pattern of red open squares and square dots. Four-in-hand style; interlined. Tipped in black silk. Designer label: Gianfranco / Ruffini / Italy Content tag: 100% / Italian / Silk / WPL 2831 / Made / in U.S.A.

Man's necktie of taupe silk in pattern of rectangular dotted grids. Four-in-hand style. Tipped in gray diamond weave jacquard; interlined. Maker's label: Di Moggio / Hand Made / Pure Silk Content label: 100% Silk / Made in Korea / Dry Clean / Hand Made / RN 86823

Man's necktie of solid navy twill. Four-in-hand style; interlined. Tipped in white synthetic. Retailer label: John Mabry

Man's necktie of brown fabric in floral brocade motif. Four-in-hand style; interlined. Tipped in gold. No labels; evidence of label removed.

Man's necktie of black polyester jacquard in painterly floral motif. Four-in-hand style; tipped in navy polyester. Label: Ruby Fashion Content tag: Exported by / A Chu Trading / Polyester 100% / Made in Korea

Man's necktie of polyester jacquard in pattern of purple, white, green, and gold grapes with leaves of red, green, taupe, cream and blue on black background. Four-in-hand style. Tipped in black polyester; interlined. Maker's label: Dino Romaro / Hand Made Content label: Export by Sang Ho / Silk Trad Co. Ltd / 100% Polyester / Made in Korea Measurements: Length: 56" Width at widest: 4" Width at narrowest: 1"

Man's necktie of black silk with red and gray ombré diagonal stripes. Four-in-hand style. Tipped in white silk; interlined. Retailer's label: John Mabry

Man's necktie of gray, gold and yellow polyester woven in ombre yarn effect. Four-in-hand style; interlined. Tipped in white polyester. Evidence of label or keeper loop removed. Retailer label: Towncraft / Par Excellence / Pennys Content tag: 100% / Polyester / RN 25753

Scarf of sheer organza in black, gray, and white with abstract swirl motif. Hanae Mori signature printed in black. Measures 35"x34".

Necklace of silver beads and pendant cowrie shells. Formed as a plaque or panel suspended from black yarn, the necklace consists of rows of small silver beads terminating in larger reeded beads, from which hang cowrie shells enhanced with silver beads and smaller silver bead pendants.

Part of Ensemble: Belly Dancing outfit, Banjara Peoples, India. C) Necklace. Yarn/cord necklace. Ball/loop closure at back. Back part of necklace covered with tightly wound spiral of tiny red/purple beads. Necklace has 7 pendants of graduated sizes composed of silver-colored coins with attached loops and with attached hanging loops from which are suspended small silver spheres. Between each coin pendant is a tubular silver spacer bead. Coins are from India, of several denominations, one dated 1984, one dated 1985, others with dates obscured. No maker's marks or hallmarks visible. Measurements: 21 3/4" long

Necklace for festival outfit of the Boysun Tribe, Surxondaryo (Surkhandarya) Province, southern Uzbekistan. D) Bead Necklace. "choker" style bead necklace composed of sections of orange and black horizontal strands interspersed with diamond-shaped motifs of white, orange, green, yellow, and reddish brown. Below the main section is a "fringe, consisting of white beads forming a narrow net, then bands of red and orange, then fringe of blue, yellow, black, white, red, green, and ending in shells, glass beads, etc. Large circular button clasp. No labels.

Necklace for festival outfit of the Boysun Tribe, Surxondaryo (Surkhandarya) Province, southern Uzbekistan. F) Bead Necklace. Necklace of openwork beading. Wide straps with diamond shapes of yellow/orange with inner sections of blues and yellows against grounds of green, red, blue, and orange. Large central section formed as a white beaded diamond shape containing concentric diamonds of green and red. Blue beaded fringe at bottom ending in red and white "flowerheads" No marks.

Man's necktie of turquoise blue silk. Tipped in white silk jacquard with "Christian Dior" pattern.

Man's necktie of silk with pattern of alternating cream and olive green squares containing diamond shapes with blue, gold, maroon, and cream with circles of dots. Four-in-hand style; interlined. Tipped in navy silk. Label: The Colswold Collection Measurements: Length: 58" Width at widest: 4" Width at narrowest: 1 1/8"

Man's necktie of barcode striped polyester in shades of gray and light blue. Four-in-hand style. Tipped in white polyester; interlined. Maker's label: Designed in Italy / by / Angelo Correlli / 100% Polyester RN 15500

Scarf of marbled, handprinted silk in pink, red and blue moire/wave pattern. Rolled edges. Stamped on edge: © Marbles, Ltd 1975 Maker labels: "Marbles/ handprinted. London" "An original marbled silk/ Robert Ashley/ handprinted. London" Measures approximately 36" x 36"

Necklace. "Bib" style necklace with 4-strand black yarn necklace with silver slide at back. Front bib of silver beads mounted in vertical bands into a "fan" form, from which hang a fringe of 11 polished cowrie(?) shells, with a further fringe of pendant chains and spheres hanging from each shell.

Pillbox hat of black jersey. The cylindrical crown has a flat, slightly recessed top, and bands of black silk ribbon decoration applied horizontally around sides. Upper and lower bands are of plain layered ribbon forming slightly molded bands, while central band is of twisted/folded/worked ribbon creating a dimensional braided pattern. Hat is lined in black satin, with inner black grosgrain ribbon hatband and a single small faux turtle shell comb to help secure it to wearer's head. Designer's label: "Givenchy / Paris" "Made in / France"

Black wool felt hat with a wide, slightly asymmetrical brim and domed crown. Attached scarf of black jersey wool.

Headpiece. Formed of two linked triangles of net with 6-lobed openwork links, hung with tiers of faux coins. At center point is large heart-shaped pendant hung with fringe of coins on short beaded strands. From a Nubian ensemble. (Curator notes that this might be a bra-style garment, though original records show it as a headpiece.)