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Title
Slim boxy coat with buttons in a T-shape.
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
Handkerchiefs
Buttons (Fasteners) -- 1900-1999
Hairstyles -- 1940-1949
Genres
Fashion design drawings
Illustrations
Notes
Source identifier: 24311a (Hades Legacy Identifier / Struc ID)
Content: Printed on image: "André Fashions" "Slim boxy coat. Novel buttonings." "designed by Pearl Alexander" "ANDRE' 570 - 7th Ave. New York City Feb. 17, 1941"
Content: Image includes small sketch of back of garment. Note how simply and elegantly the artist has captured the shape, drape and fabric texture of the coat with just a few well-placed lines.
Content: Coat has buttons arranged in a t-shape, with six across the top (four to the right of the opening, two to the left) and six down the front (one button is in both the horizontal and vertical rows). There are apparently no pockets.
Date: Illustration origninally bound in Spring, 1940-1941, B.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): de275100-c5d2-012f-5cc0-58d385a7bc34
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
  • 1941: 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. "Slim boxy coat with buttons in a T-shape." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1941. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9921a168-a15b-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. "Slim boxy coat with buttons in a T-shape." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9921a168-a15b-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). Slim boxy coat with buttons in a T-shape. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9921a168-a15b-1c4d-e040-e00a180669ef

Wikipedia Citation

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Slim boxy coat with buttons in a T-shape.