Author: DOETINCHEM TRAINING INSTUTUTE TAILORING AND CUTTING -
Title: Ned.[erlandsche] School voor Coupeurs en Coupeuses DE KLEEDERINDUSTRIE, Doetinchem.
Description: S.I., s.d. [circa], 1935. 2 vols., large folio (43x30cm.), original clothbacked grained boards. 42,42pp. of unnumbered LL. with numerous large original pencil illustrations in a very skilled [female?] hand, ascribed to an almost full-brown apprentice, with extensive ms. text in ink being technical descriptions to patterns and illustrations with remarks on the art of sizing, drawitng and cutting of patterns illustrated, with loosely inserted a great number of original thin clearview paper cuttings, and an eight-folded single sheet of thin white paper measuring 50x50cm. with a number of pencil-drawn patterns (verso blank) Also added to each volume an original paper sizing ruler with Institutional imprint at top margins. actually cutted clothing parts , of which one very large on lnormal drawing paper A two volume private sketch-book by an advanced [female] apprentice to the Doetinchem based public Institute on behalf of students attending School's curriculum to become a skilled Tailor and Cutter. Fine copy of this private excercise book.

Keywords: cutting tailoring cutter tailor clothing industry doetinchem private sketchbook drawing patterns curriculum coupeuse kleermaker kleermakerij design culture heritage gelderland geldre gelriae fashion