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Clothing Accessories
Clothing and Accessories
Women's Clothing
Headwear ➔ Whimsy
Identifier:
159220Description:
This whimsy is made of black and gold artificial flowers. It has a metal frame wrapped in brown velvet. There is also an interior label that reads "Steketee's, Grand Rapids".A whimsy is a type of head covering that has no hat foundation and usually has veiling and trims.
Date:
1943 – 1947Materials:
Artificial Flowers, Metal, VelvetDimensions:
3"" h 9"" w 7"" dCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Colonel Edward J. CaseyRelated Entities:
Colonel Edward J. Casey (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.
