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Boots
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Pair of women's boots of black leather and black patent leather, lined with white cotton twill. Black leather top, holding 14 buttonholes to match black glass buttons (a few missing); stitch marks show where buttons were moved in to allow for a larger foot. Patent leather vamp/quarter, with tooled toe cap. Rounded toe; curved-last sole, coated or stained black (but worn away on ball and heel); stacked heel. "D. ARMSTRONG & CO. / ROCHESTER, N.Y." label sewn inside both at top facing.
2023.08.001a-b
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Adult, Female
Footwear
Historic Costume
Boots
Female
Patent Leather
Leather
Black
D. Armstrong & Co.
1895 - 1919
19th Century
20th Century
Late 19th Century
Rochester
New York
United States of America
North America
Manufacturer's Mark
Inside boot
24-9 17655
Stamped
7-1/2 in
2 in
9-3/4 in
2