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Title
Boxy plaid coat [with] monotone pockets and facings of revers.
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: 1940-12-23
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
Plaid
Lapels
Facings (costume components)
Panels (costume components)
Pockets -- 1940-1949
Genres
Fashion design drawings
Illustrations
Notes
Source identifier: 24311a (Hades Legacy Identifier / Struc ID)
Content: Image includes small sketch of back of garment. "Revers" refers to the lining of a garment, especially when it's meant to show in parts like cuffs and lapels.
Content: Printed on image: "Designed by Pearl Alexander" "André 570 - 7th Ave. new York City Dec. 23, 1940"
Content: This coat is marked by interesting uses of solid and patterned colors on its body, pockets and lapels. The solid-colored pockets could be large patch pockets with slit pockets in their face, covered by flaps, or these could just be colored panels with the flapped pockets cut into them.
Date: Illustration origninally bound in Spring, 1940-1941.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b541e3f0-c5d2-012f-ffe6-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

Item timeline of events

  • : Place
  • 1940: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Boxy plaid coat [with] monotone pockets and facings of revers." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9921a168-a0e5-1c4d-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 plaid coat [with] monotone pockets and facings of revers." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9921a168-a0e5-1c4d-e040-e00a180669ef

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). Boxy plaid coat [with] monotone pockets and facings of revers. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9921a168-a0e5-1c4d-e040-e00a180669ef

Wikipedia Citation

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Boxy plaid coat [with] monotone pockets and facings of revers.