collection SC.111 - Miscellaneous fashion plates, sketches, and photographs, 1590-1960

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US NNFIT SC.111

Title

Miscellaneous fashion plates, sketches, and photographs, 1590-1960

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  • 1590 - 1960 (Creation)

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collection

Extent and medium

5 linear ft (1 folio, 4 boxes)
This collection contains fashion plates, fashion sketches in pencil, marker, watercolor, photographs, and fashion advertisements.

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Miscellaneous fashion plates, sketches, and photographs from various sources. The fashion plates from unknown or miscellaneous publications consist of various styles and techniques of printmaking in both color and black and white. Fashion sketches in pencil, marker, or watercolor on paper represent designs available from department stores and miscellaneous designers. The fashion photograph series includes people in fashionable dress for varying purposes, including advertisements.

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This collection is divided into three series. Each series is arranged chronologically, with division by decade. The second series is further organized by original collections, if clear division was provided.
Series 1, Fashion plates 1590-1930
Series 2, Fashion sketches 1920-1950
Series 3, Fashion photographs, 1910-1930

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Conditions governing access

The Department of Special Collections and FIT Archives 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.

Conditions governing reproduction

The Department of Special Collections and FIT Archives 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.

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      Existence and location of originals

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

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      Final

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      Full

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