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Clothing and Accessories
Children's Clothing ➔ Dress
Identifier:
117289Description:
This child's dress is made of brown cotton and has a plaid pattern throughout. It has a band collar and buttons down the center front. It also ties at the back of the waist and has an interior tag from Paul Steketee and Sons with the name Mrs. Ganson Taggart written on it.Date:
circa 1860Materials:
CottonCurrent 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.
