Broadside

Object Name:

Broadside

Object ID:

1963.003

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA/Wilmot, NH

Date:

1875-1890

Description:

Advertisement. Adolph Meyer & Co., Boston, MA, shoe manufacturer; Jerry Gove, shoe dealer, Wilmot, NH. Printed in black ink on plain-woven white cotton, text seperated into sections with black rectangular borders: top, "ADOLPH MEYER & CO'S / WARRANTED SHOES!". Below that are two rectangles, first has a profile of a black woman's boot with "ADOLPH MEYER&CO. / $1.50 WARRANTED" printed on bottom; text beside shoe, "Men's $1.50 / WARRANTED. [underlined] / Bals. and Congress.". Second has a laced black and white boot, text beside shoe, "Men's $2.00 / WARRANTED. [underlined] / Bals. and Congress. / ALL SIZES, STYLES AND WIDTHS.". Next line one rectangle, "LADIES' $2.00 / Warranted." with a pair of black and white lace-up boots in center; text continues "Button and Polish. / ALL SIZES, STYLES AND WIDTHS."; a third rectangular line, "Ladies' $1.50 BUTTON & POLISH. / WARRANTED." with a black boot imprinted "ADOLPH MEYER & CO. / $1.50 / WARRANTED" toward the heal; text continues "All Sizes, Styles and / Widths." Bottom rectangle, "FOR SALE BY / JERRY GOVE, / WILMOT, N. H. / DEALER IN / Boots, Shoes and General / Merchandise." Four raw unfinished edges.

Material:

Textile
Cotton

Dimensions:

H-20 W-13.5 inches

Provenance:

Adolph Meyer & Co. was a shoe manufacturer in Boston, MA, and other U.S. cities. Jeremiah E. "Jerry" Gove (1852-1920) was a dealer for Adolph Meyer & Co. shoes in Wilmot, NH. He was the father of the donor, Rolland R. Gove (1893-1967).

Credit Line:

Gift of Rolland R. Gove, Sr.

People:

Gove, Jeremiah E. (1852-1920), Gove, Rolland R. (1893-1967)

Subjects:

Shoes, Cotton, Broadsides, Advertisements, Advertising, Printing, Manufacturers, Textiles, Textile printing, Shoemakers, Shoe stores