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Clothing Accessories
Clothing and Accessories
Women's Clothing
Headwear ➔ Hat
Identifier:
2008.48.4Description:
This brown hat is made of velour and has a silk upturned brim., There is brown net draped from the hat and it has an interior sweatband made of brown petersham. The interior crown is stamped with a label that reads "Aurore, Imported Velour Body, Made in France". There is also a label on the sweatband that reads "Paul Steketee & Sons, Grand Rapids, Mich.". This hat was worn by the donor's mother.Date:
circa 1950 – 1965Materials:
Velour, Silk, Net, PetershamDimensions:
4.5"" h 9"" w 9"" dCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Willis And Ruth DixonRelated Entities:
Aurore (creator) 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.
Jeff Dixon (donor)
