“The earlier falling collar had now been replaced by the neckcloth which basically was a strip of material about 1 ft (30 cm) wide and 3 ft long (90 cm), this was place round the neck and knotted in the front. The variations were in the manner of tying it, each had its own special name...A Steinkirk was a lace cravat very loosely tied in front, with the ends passed through a buttonhole or pinned on one side of the coat. It was named for the Battle of Steenkerque, where French officers were caught unawares and had to go into battle without being able to adjust their cravats properly; this was a popular fashion in both France and England regardless of the fact that [the battle] was an English defeat. It was little worn after mid-century.”
-Jack Cassin-Scott, The Georgian Peroid