It is available in two formats, CoPA-Online and CoPA Vintage Patterns 1869-1979 CDs
CoPA-Online: An Archive of Everyday Wear 1868-2000
CoPA-Online contains over 50,000 scanned images (garments & pattern schematics) from 42,000 commercially produced patterns, dating back to 1868 and is growing daily.
Subscription Information: Download subscription form for online database.
Features include:
Search the catalog in several ways for example: by garment type (dress, suits, bathing suits, maternity), by date, and by designer.
Keywords further qualify your searches, such as 'western wear', 'pedal pushers' or 'couturier'.
Images with the patterns
Print full-page reports of selected pattern with the image and pattern layout
Bookmark selected items for review and printing
List of patterns by company & number for dating.
CoPA Vintage Patterns CDs: An Archive of Everyday Wear 1868-1979
CoPA, CDs contain over 48,425 scanned images (garment & cutting layouts) from 25,430 commercially produced patterns, dating back to 1868.
Features include:Search the catalog in several ways for example: by garment type (dress, suits, bathing suits, maternity), by date, and by designer.
Keywords further qualify your searches, such as Western wear, pedal pushers or couturier.
Images with the patterns
Print full-page reports of selected pattern with the image and pattern layout
Book Mark selected items for review and printing
List of patterns by company & number for dating
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CoPA Vintage Patterns: Download Order Form for CDs.
Work up something on Collections in CoPA and images includedBetty Williams, a theatrical costumer in New York City, pioneered research on commercial patterns in the early 1980s. She became a leader in the field, establishing a major personal pattern collection and encouraging others to actively participate in the collection and storage of patterns. Betty passed away in 1997 leaving a wealthy legacy of research, and an extensive pattern collection now housed at the University of Rhode Island. The Williams Collection is combined with the URI and Joy Spanabel Emery Collections in the Commercial Pattern Archive in URI Library Special Collections.
