- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- Eikerenkoetter, Frederick J. II, American, 1935 - 2009
- Date
- mid 20th-early 21st century
- Medium
- rhinestone on metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (overall): 1 × 15/16 × 3/4 in. (2.5 × 2.4 × 2 cm)
- H x W x D (tie tack without locking pin): 1 × 15/16 × 11/16 in. (2.5 × 2.4 × 1.8 cm)
- H x W x D (locking pin): 7/16 × 7/16 × 7/16 in. (1.1 × 1.1 × 1.1 cm)
- Description
- A jewel-encrusted crown-shaped tie tack worn by Reverend Ike. The gold tone tie tack features a crown shaped front face encrusted with white, red, green, and blue rhinestones The crown has three arches set with small, round, white rhinestone points, and a single green rhinestone point at the bottom of the center arch. The crown cap is represented by two marquise cut red rhinestones. At the bottom of the crown is a band of channel set blue rhinestone baguettes framed by two rows of gold beads. The crowns are capped with a square cut, green rhinestone topped by an empty setting for a missing round-shaped rhinestone. The tie tack has a single, gold tone, base metal post and a locking pin clutch with a ball top.
- Classification
- Jewelry and Adornment
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- tie tacks
- Topic
- Christianity
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Fashion design
- Preaching
- Radio
- Religion
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eula M. Dent Eikerenkoetter (Wife) and Xavier F. Eikerenkoetter (Son)
- Object number
- 2022.60.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




