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Clothing and Accessories ➔ Shoes
Identifier:
1983.73.1Description:
One pair of ladies black peep toe pumps. The shoes have a leather strap and black buckle as well as leather decoration at the toe. The body of the shoe is made of a crocheted pattern. "Paul Steketee &Sons, Grand Rapids, Mich" is printed in the proper left shoe and "The Foot Saver Shoe" in on a label in the proper right shoe.Date:
1954 – 1958Materials:
LeatherDimensions:
5" h 3.5" w 9" dCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Herrmann, BerthaRelated Entities:
Paul Steketee & Sons (creator)Alternate names: Steketee and Sons, Steketee's, Steketee's and Sons
Steketee's was a department store in Grand Rapids that opened in 1862. It was started by Paul Steketee and John H. Doornich. In 1872 a fire destroyed the business and Doornich sold his part of the business to Steketee. He recruited his family to help rebuild and run the store. They opened an 8 story store on Monroe Avenue in 1915. Over time Steketee opened more stores throughout Michigan. It became one of West Michigan's oldest retailers, closing its final store in 2003.
Herrmann, Bertha (donor) Kristen Lindley (identified by)