Image of a group of men and women playing a game of tennis with racquets over a net on a lawn in a large central oval frame advertising screw-fastened footwear; one woman's shoe has torn open at the toe, and a man offers her a new pair of buttoned boots to replace them with; fashion details include patterned sporting suits and caps for men and tailored jacket bodices with long full skirts and ruffled hems for women; men's and women's boots and shoes pictured on either side of main image, and decorative scroll designs and circular frames with text in each bottom corner. Date supplied by cataloger based on printer history. "Mayer, Merkel, & Ottmann. Lith. 23-25 Warren St. N.Y."--text, bottom center margin. "Standard screw fastened smooth inside easy on the feet."--text, left side of image. "Millions of pairs worn not one pair ever ripped."--text, right side of image. "One pair of these boots or shoes will outwear two pairs pegged or nailed"--text, bottom center of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 40.32 x 49.85 cm (15 7/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
Advertising--Clothing and dress Boots--Pictorial works Clothing and dress--Pictorial works Fashion--Pictorial works Footwear--Pictorial works Leisure--Pictorial works Men's clothing--Pictorial works Shoes--Pictorial works Shoe industry Sports--Pictorial works Women's clothing--Pictorial works A.F. Cox & Son (Portland, Me.) Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Fashion Large Size The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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