On the Brass Goggles discussion forum, there is a 3-page thread discussing “Victorian Cravat”. There is one entry which quotes a source, Cunnington, as providing the following dimensions for the 1890s: 50" long; the neck portion 7/8" wide; each end 15" long and 3" wide, closed square ends. It includes other historic descriptions, such as the end of the wrap-around style by the 1870s. I'm going to have to find out who this Cunnington is.
Cunnington is apparently Cecil Willett Cunnington and Phillis Emily Cunnington. They are listed as co-authors of "Handbook of English Costume in the Nineteenth Century" published in 1971. It is a 617 page book with an ISBN of 0823800806 that sells on Amazon for around $26 used to over $200 new. The local library does not have a copy of this book, and I am not currently desirous of owning it, although it should be placed on my Amazon wish list.
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Cunnington is apparently Cecil Willett Cunnington and Phillis Emily Cunnington. They are listed as co-authors of "Handbook of English Costume in the Nineteenth Century" published in 1971. It is a 617 page book with an ISBN of 0823800806 that sells on Amazon for around $26 used to over $200 new. The local library does not have a copy of this book, and I am not currently desirous of owning it, although it should be placed on my Amazon wish list.
As always, I welcome your comments. Click on the Comment link below; it may say "No" or have a number in front of it.
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