Sullivan

Era

classic-nycE3-E4

Designer

in-house

Confidence

tentative

Status

published

Lead

The Sullivan is a Coach Classic NYC-era model documented in a single Tier 3 dealer compilation [yourgreatfinds-collectors-guide] by name only, with no style number, dimensions, or introduction year recorded. Confidence is tentative until a dated catalog scan or a second independent source corroborates the model.

Description

Beyond the model name “Sullivan,” the surviving public record is sparse. Silhouette type, style number, dimensions, available colors, and introduction year are all unconfirmed. The bag is recorded only as an entry on a long Tier 3 collector list of NYC-era styles [yourgreatfinds-collectors-guide]; no images, dated catalog appearances, or dimensional data have been located in free public sources to date.

Authentication

A pre-1994 Sullivan should carry the diagnostics common to the Classic NYC era (cross-reference authentication/ for the full era-keyed matrix):

• Creed wording (E3 diagnostic). A pre-1994 Sullivan should read “COACH LEATHERWARE” with “LEATHERWARE” stamped in small letters beneath “COACH,” typically with “Made in United States” or “Made in New York City, U.S.A.” on earlier examples [coachbagrehab-dating, vintagecoachie].
• Serial format. Pre-1994 examples carry a digit-only unique serial (xxx-xxxx 1970s, xxxx-xxx 1980s) per [coachbagrehab-dating] — tentative. Any post-1994 (E4) production would use the [A-M][year-digit][factory-letter]-[style-number] pattern with the documented single-digit-year ambiguity.
• Hardware. Solid brass, non-magnetic. A magnet that sticks indicates plated steel and is a strong reproduction signal [coachbagrehab-dating].

Open items

• Style number — none recorded in [yourgreatfinds-collectors-guide].
• Silhouette type, dimensions, introduction year, color list, catalog appearance — all TBD.
• Second corroborating source — currently a single Tier 3 reference. Promotion to likely requires a catalog scan or a second independent source.

Sources

• yourgreatfinds-collectors-guide (D1) — names the Sullivan in a Classic NYC-era list of ~80 styles. The sole identification source located to date.
• coachbagrehab-dating (E1) — Classic NYC-era creed wording and serial-format diagnostics applied to authenticating a Sullivan.
• vintagecoachie (E2) — corroborates “COACH LEATHERWARE” creed diagnostic for pre-1994 dating.

Confidence: tentative overall. Single Tier 3 identification with no corroborating dimensional, dated, or visual evidence in free public sources.