Boy's Cravat
1920-1929 (made)
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Boy's school cravat, consisting of a rectangular piece of unlined corded rayon patterned in white-edged yellow stripes on a black ground. Two of the edges are selvages and two are machine stitched.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Rayon, machine stitched |
| Brief description | Boy's school cravat (Westminster City School uniform); England, 1920-29 |
| Physical description | Boy's school cravat, consisting of a rectangular piece of unlined corded rayon patterned in white-edged yellow stripes on a black ground. Two of the edges are selvages and two are machine stitched. |
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| Credit line | Given by Richard Halsey |
| Object history | Worn by the donor's father, Albert Kenneth Halsey (born 05/10/1912) of Fulham, who was awarded a scholarship to Westminster City School when he passed the '11 Plus' examination. He attended the school from 1924 to 1929, leaving after taking his school certificate. |
| Bibliographic reference | Carrington, R. :Westminster City School and Its Origins
London, Trustees of the United Westminster Schools Foundation and the Governors of Westminster City School, 1983. 102 pp, ill. |
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| Accession number | B.180-2000 |
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| Record created | February 19, 2001 |
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