Separate cape [with cord trim and] pleat down center back.
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Title
Separate cape [with cord trim and] pleat down center back.
Collection
André Fashion Illustrations from NYPL's Picture Collection
1940s Capes
Names
Alexander, Pearl Levy (Designer)
André (Firm) (Creator)
Date / Origin
Place: New York
Date Created: 1941-02-17
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC André-COSTU-cap
Subjects
Fashion
Women -- Clothing & dress -- United States -- 1940-1949
Capes (Clothing) -- 1940-1949
Braid
Piping (trimming)
Cord (fiber product)
Genres
Fashion Design Drawings
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Image includes small sketch of back of garment.
Content: Written on image: "designed by Pearl Alexander" "André 570 - 7th Ave. New York City Feb. 17, 1941"
Date: Illustration origninally bound in Spring, 1940-1941.
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Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): eb0827d0-c5d1-012f-8238-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Separate cape [with cord trim and] pleat down center back." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1941. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eb0827d0-c5d1-012f-8238-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1941). Separate cape [with cord trim and] pleat down center back. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eb0827d0-c5d1-012f-8238-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Separate cape [with cord trim and] pleat down center back." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eb0827d0-c5d1-012f-8238-58d385a7bc34
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