Men’s cream, loose-fitting shirt. The shirt has a keyhole neckline with string ties and wide sleeves with underarm gussets. There is decorative hand-stitching in matching white thread at seams and hems. The inside is unlined.

Machine-wound ball of very fine white linen thread. White hand-lettered label attached to free end with steel pin.

Off-white cloth, printed with stripes, fruit and leaf designs.

Ankle-high shoes with moccasin style soles and turned-up, pointed toes. Loose tops are held close to the ankle by multi-coloured woven straps ending in narrow braided red and tan cords. Unlined, machine stitching.

Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace edging with a leaf motif and a scalloped edge.

Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace edging with a floral motif separated by rectangles, a scalloped edge, and three lobes on each scallop.

Doily made of buckinghamshire lace with an octagonal centre of linen fabric and openwork at the edges.

Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace edging with a scalloped edge. Each scallop has five small loops at the edge.

Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace edging with a scalloped edge. Each scallop has three small lobes with three smaller loops.

Sample of hand made maltese straight bobbin lace edging with a scalloped edge. Each scallop has four small loops at the edge.