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Title
Boxy coat [with] novel pocket treatment.
Names
Alexander, Pearl Levy (Designer)
André (Firm) (Creator)
Collection

André Fashion Illustrations from NYPL's Picture Collection

1940s Coat.

Dates / Origin
Place: New York
Date Created: 1941-02-17
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC Andre COSTU-Coa-194
Topics
Fashion
Coats -- 1940-1949
Women -- Clothing & dress -- United States -- 1940-1949
Turbans
Stitching
Pockets -- 1940-1949
Genres
Fashion design drawings
Illustrations
Notes
Source identifier: 24311a (Hades Legacy Identifier / Struc ID)
Content: Printed on image: "André Fashions" "Boxy coat [with] novel pocket treatment." "designed by Pearl Alexander" "ANDRE' 570 - 7th Avenue[,] New York City[.] Feb. 17, 1941"
Content: Image includes small sketch of back of garment.
Content: Coat has two sets of vertical pockets, one on each side of the small collar and another set directly below these at the waist. The top pair is probably decorative and can hold little more than a handkerchief, while the lower set at the waist could hold small items or accommodate gloved hands. The pockets are accented by stitching running vertically alongside them and ending in a point under the lower one.
Date: Illustration origninally bound in Spring, 1940-1941, B.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dd219cb0-c5d2-012f-ee5d-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • : Place
  • 1941: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Boxy coat [with] novel pocket treatment." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1941. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9921a168-a158-1c4d-e040-e00a180669ef

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Boxy coat [with] novel pocket treatment." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9921a168-a158-1c4d-e040-e00a180669ef

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1941). Boxy coat [with] novel pocket treatment. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9921a168-a158-1c4d-e040-e00a180669ef

Wikipedia Citation

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Boxy coat [with] novel pocket treatment.