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Clothing and Accessories
Women's Clothing
Clothing Accessories
Headwear ➔ Hat
Identifier:
116899Description:
This velvet green hat features multi-colored felt woven with straw. Along the front of the hat after silver embellishments and feathers. It was sold by Paul Steketee's and Sons which was a department store that opened in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1862. Steketee's was one of the oldest retailers in West Michigan. In the late 19th century, women's hats were very elaborate and displayed decorations such as ribbons, feathers, lace, and flowers. This style of hat was mostly likely worn with a hairstyle of large curls or chignons at the neck.Date:
circa 1890Materials:
Velvet, Felt, Straw, Feathers, Silver EmbellishmentsDimensions:
7 in" h 7 in" w 3 in" dCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2;Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Miss Kate BaldwinRelated Entities:
Kate Baldwin (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.
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