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Fashion and costume plate collection

 Collection
Call Number: DRA 5

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of fashion plates from British, American, and French publications dating from the 18th through 19th centuries, including Gallery of Fashion and Modes de Paris; 19th century plates depicting national dress of individuals from various social classes and professions including Italian, Swiss, and Eastern European; plates depicting 18th century French theatrical personalities in popular roles; several 19th century American dress pattern catalogs by Butterick and McCall's; and scrapbooks containing a variety of fashion, national dress, and theatrical plates dating from the 19th century.

Dates

  • 1700-1900

Language of Materials

In English, French, and German.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has not been transferred to Yale University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection consists of plates collected by the Drama Library and the Arts of the Book Collection over many years. Scrapbooks were the gift of Mrs. Bertram W. Martus to the Drama Library, 1960.

Arrangement

Preliminarily arranged by type and by nationality.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (6 boxes)

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/arts.dra.0005

Abstract

The collection consists of plates, scrapbooks, and dress pattern catalogs, depicting European and American fashion, costume, and national dress primarily from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Title
Preliminary Guide to the Fashion and Costume Plate Collection
Author
Compiled by Susan Brady
Date
2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library Special Collections Repository

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