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Costume plates and sketches

 Collection
Identifier: SC.447

Scope and Contents

This collection holds a wide variety of works on paper including: 1) 5 miniature paintings in greyscale, possibly gouache, which were a gift of Clark S. Marlor. Most have writing in German script in pencil. 2) 14 hand colored costume plates from a variety of publications 3) 11 original watercolor illustrations signed by Hedy [Anderegg?] 4) 4 Swiss costume plate reproductions 5) 1 lithograph by Pobuda of a woman in costume, _Carnival_, 1837, 6) 1 watercolor of a matador, 1846, and 7) 2 hand colored prints with Arabic signatures.

Dates

  • Creation: placeholder

Language of Materials

Arabic English French German Italian Arabic Latin

Conditions Governing Access

Access is open to researchers by appointment at the Fashion Institute of Technology Library, Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive. If you have any questions, or wish to schedule an appointment contact us at [email protected] or call (212) 217-4385.

Conditions Governing Use

The Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive does not own copyright for all material held in its physical custody. It is the researcher's obligation to abide by and satisfy copyright law (http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#108) when copying or using materials (including digital materials) found in or made available from the department. When possible, the department will inform a researcher about the copyright status of material, the researcher's obligations with regard to such material, and, wherever possible, the owner or owners of the copyrights. Any and all reproduction of originals is at the archivist's discretion.

Full Extent

1 placeholder : 37 works on paper, including fashion plates, illustrations, and miniature studies.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials were donated by the Costume Institute Library at the Metropolitan Musuem of Art. They were transferred from the Watson Library, 2019.

Existence and Location of Originals

The Library of the Fashion Institute of Technology, Department of Special Collections and FIT Archive, 27th St. at 7th Ave., NY, NY , USA, 10001

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Processing Information

2019

Title
Costume plates and sketches
Date
2019-07-23
Description rules
Aat; Ansi; Dacs; Dcmi; Isad(g); Iso; Lo C; Niso; Etc
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and FIT Archive Repository

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