About This Item


  • Call NumberFULT_0213
  • SummaryAdvertising card for C. Riesterer fine boots and shoes. Front of card: color illustration of flower arrangement in heeled shoe. Back of card is blank. Business address: 833 Fulton Street, near Adelphi, Brooklyn, NY. See also FULT_0008 for similar design.
  • Date[date of publication not identified]
  • Physical Description1 print : color ; 2.9 x 4.1 in.
  • CreatorC. Riesterer
  • CollectionFulton Street Trade Card collection
  • Cite AsFulton Street Trade Card collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Formatstill imagetext
  • Genreadvertisementsbusiness cardschromolithographstrade cards
  • Publisher[publisher not identified]
  • SubjectShoe stores ; Flowers ; Boots ; Shoes ; Clothing and dress
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.
  • TitleC. Riesterer, fine boots and shoes.
  • Biographical NoteThe Fulton Street Trade Card Collection consists of 245 late 19th and early 20th century illustrated trade cards, all emanating from businesses in Brooklyn's historic commercial thoroughfare. The cards combine humor, bright and elegant graphic design and typography to promote a wide variety of wares and services.