Embroidered shirt with belt. The blouse has a short, unfolded stand-up collar with brown scalloped embroidery in a flower, leaf and vine pattern around its edge. This pattern is repeated along the front shirt edge and sleeve edges. The garment closes at front with pearlescent plastic buttons. The right side of the shirt lies overtop of the left and extends out at an angle near the base of the collar. This extension is decorated with the same floral embroidery, with similar over the left breast as well as three large embroidered flowers. The left front side of the shirt is gathered into five darts. Paper tags are attached to the left sleeve and to the back of the collar. A belt of the same fabric is attached at the waist by two loops.

White, thin (jusi fabric), sleeveless top with embroidered lace design. The embroidery is a simple pattern of interlocking groups of three or four leaf-shapes, which creates a scalloped effect around the open edges. It decorates the collar, sleeve holes and bottom.

Plaid blouse with detached sleeve. The blouse (part a) has a short bodice with one semi-attached long puff sleeve. The other sleeve (part b) is detached from the blouse. The plaid fabric consists of overlapping stripes of pink, purple, green and yellow-orange. The fabric is loosely woven and sheer. The bodice of the blouse is lined with pink cotton fabric, while the sleeves are unlined. The back of the blouse fastens with five silver metal snaps and one metal hook and eye attachment at the bottom of the flap.

Gift of Adele Simpson

Museum Expedition 1938, Dick S. Ramsay Fund

Gift of Carolyn Schnurer

Gift of the International Business Machine Corporation

Gift of Carolyn Schnurer

Small square woven red top with fringed bottom and three tassels attached to each side (six tassels in all). Small vertical slit in top for neck opening. Opening is like with blue fabric. Blouse features four bright pink embroidered flowers with leaves on outer edges. Design is mirrored on opposite side. Bottom edge is embroidered. Tassels are attached with a long multi-coloured cord.

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.