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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

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