Small dance apron of red and black felted cloth; the outer edge has a row of large shell buttons, with a row of smaller shell buttons inside. Three horizontal rows of off-white shell buttons top three strips of leather tassels and copper bells sitting on attached leather thongs and scalloped red felt. The waistband extends into ties to secure the apron around the body.

Felted wool button blanket with large central design. Edges are red, scalloped on the inside border, with a narrow strip of white, also scalloped, and a black interior panel. On this panel sits the emblem of an eagle, wings spread, head to the side, atop a whale in profile, tail up. Over 2200 buttons in shell and abalone outline the crest and borders of the blanket. A half circle is cut out of the top edge to fit around the wearer’s neck. A strip of black felt sits to the side, to be fastened around the neck.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.