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African 1500s (?)

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Image ID

817900


Item data

Title

African 1500s (?)

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Costume -- Cape

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1859 - 1860

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC COSTU-Cap

Subjects

Capes (Clothing)
Borders (Ornament Areas)
Cloaks
Hairstyles -- 1500-1599
Dresses -- Africa -- 1500-1599
Women -- Clothing & dress -- Africa -- 1500-1599

Genres

Prints

Notes

Source Note: Costumes anciens et modernes : habiti antichi e moderni di tutto il mondo. (Paris : Firmin Didot, 1859-1860) Vecellio, Cesare (ca. 1521-1601), Author.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 print : b ; 19 x 12 cm. (7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17122637
Barcode: 33333159261664
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 924550c0-c549-012f-be59-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1859

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "African 1500s (?)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1859 - 1860. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/924550c0-c549-012f-be59-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1859 - 1860). African 1500s (?) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/924550c0-c549-012f-be59-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "African 1500s (?)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/924550c0-c549-012f-be59-58d385a7bc34

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