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Clothing and Accessories
Women's Clothing
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Headwear ➔ Hat
Identifier:
126559Description:
This black velvet hat has black feathers lining the upturned brim. It was made by Dahlia Hats in New York and sold by Paul Steketee's and Sons in Grand Rapids. During the early 20th century hats were large in size and featured elaborate decorations such as artificial flowers, feathers, and ribbons. Hats with upturned brims became popular as well as the toque hat, picture hats, and hats that emphasized height. Features that indicate this hat is from the early 20th century is the size, the use of feathers and the upturned brim.Date:
circa 1910 – 1915Materials:
Velvet, FeathersDimensions:
12 in" h 10.5 in" w 3.5 in" dCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Mrs. Ganson TaggartRelated Entities:
Mrs. Ganson Taggart (donor) Paul Steketee & Sons (sold by)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.
Dahlia Hats (creator)Dahlia Hats was located in New York.
