Lady's Shoes

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Lady's Shoes

Entry/Object ID

CW 685 b

Description

Lady's Shoes. Pair of handmade shoes; shoes are the same shape for either foot; low French heels. Excellent condition. Circa 1909. Maker: John Azzimonti, New York. (CW 685 b) Dark brown kid; day shoes; grosgrain ribbon tie. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Artist

"John Azzimonti, New York"

Date made

1900 - 1909

Place

* Untyped Place

New York, New York

Notes

Creation Date: Circa 1Circa 1909

Label/Inscription/Signature

Notes

"John Azzimonti, New York"

Provenance

Notes

John Azzimonti, a custom shoe designer and shoemaker, operated his shoe business for 25 years from 1884 to1909 at 40 Union Square in New York. He made very expensive shoes for the theatrical trade and for a wealthy clientele. (Source: Boot and Shoe Recorder, March 24, 1909, page 141. https://books.google.com/books) The donor, Mrs. J. Bradford Ritter, was author of: The Clarkson-Watson House : a Museum, published by the Germantown Historical Society , 14 pp, paper.