tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698011698828792809.post7048821524998048900..comments2023-07-12T10:55:51.621-04:00Comments on SilkBrocade's Passion for Fashion: Lady's London Shoe, 1720-1740silkbrocadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17013743842817593623noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698011698828792809.post-4569397009481343742010-07-16T12:49:02.844-04:002010-07-16T12:49:02.844-04:00The Northhampton Museum of the UK just contacted u...The Northhampton Museum of the UK just contacted us saying they have a James Davis in their Shoemaker's Index reading:James Davis, cordwainer<br />Aldgate, London<br />Mentioned in the London Poll Book, 1768<br />They said also there are other shoes make by Davis in the Met Museum and also in the Royal Ontario Museum. More infor to follow!Littleriverrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043601895064260688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698011698828792809.post-14783693422708350752010-07-06T06:51:46.407-04:002010-07-06T06:51:46.407-04:00Further research by Collections Intern, Bridget Sw...Further research by Collections Intern, Bridget Swift, reveals that the label in the shoe is probably referring to James Davis "Aldgate" and that he apprenticed during the 1730s-1740s. Information courtesy of the Cordwainers College, Londonsilkbrocadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17013743842817593623noreply@blogger.com