Tie of silk satin and lined with silk, England, 1871The long tie, or four-in-hand tie, evolved from the sailor’s tie. It was absorbed into civilian fashion for informal dress by the 1850s. As early as the 1870s such ties were made with a pre-formed knot, as seen in this example.Tie of blue silk satin and lined with black silk. Made up into a wide Windsor knot with two peaked dependent ends, and kept in place by a narrow band which passes from the knot around the neck, and tucks into the knot again where it is kept in place by a steel spring clip and an elastic band stitched to the lining of the innermost end.