Woman's coat of couched gold metallic threads with embroidered female figures, foliage, fruit, and flowers; Chinese female figure on front is standing on the head of a dragon emerging out of mountains; woman appears to be holding a scroll; side wrap closure with tie at side of violet silk and single hook and eye at yoke (hook missing); floral embroidered, red silk panel at same side as opening; banded around the neckline with dark blue silk with a geometrical pattern and spade-like pattern in red, gold, and aqua; bound edges; open at lower sides; fully lined in ecru cotton with brown star flower and dot pattern.
Short jacket of tan silk damask patterned with floral motif and swastika; accented with embroidery of sprays of flowers including roses and lotus blossoms, and potted flower medallions at center-front and back, and on shoulders; round neckline is trimmed in brocade ribbon; short, kimono sleeves are trimmed in brocade ribbon and finished with ecru satin damask embroidered sleeve bands with female figures in a garden scene at the edge of a courtyard; Chinese knot closures at center-front of black satin cord; side slits and hem are finished with brocade ribbon; embroidery in blues, greens, pinks, golds and white; brocade ribbon in purple, blue, green and ecru.
Man's coat of brown-black camel hair with some stripes of white fabric; embroidery along the opening in red, yellow and magenta silk floss; vest-style coat is straight with open front and straight slits for arm holes; hand-woven in 24" widths and pieced crossways; selvedge finish at the lower edge; embroidery in a geometric simple design with thistle flowers and yellow vine; hand-sewn.
Man's Kimono coat of navy blue silk damask with medallions with Chinese symbols within; trimmed along all the edges with a band of embroidered ecru silk with colorful embroidered motifs including floral, bat, and bird; sleeve ends have a band with silk and metallic thread embroidery with pictoral scenes. From record: The style and color indicate that this was worn by a male scholar of lower status than officials, as scholars were not as wealthy as officials.
Jacket of yellow silk, cotton embroidered in a large ornate floral design with green stems and flowers in red, pink and blue; one panel of the jacket is glazed; may have been pieced from other textiles; open-front; wide, short sleeves have pleats at shoulder; jacket is trimmed in a striped band.
Cape of ecru wool felt with floral, paisley, swirl and medallion embroidery of couched metallic silver threads; neckline has a large ribbon bow at back of ecru satin trimmed in woven metallic thread band with long ribbon ends releasing at the neckline and falling past the hemline.
Cape of bold red wool felt embroidered in metallic gold couched threads in swirling, stylized plant-like motifs; cape has a back standing ruffle collar and long dipped lapels at front and back; entire cape is trimmed in circles and edged in metallic braid; back lapel has crescent cut-outs accented with baubles of metallic threads with white lined red seed beads at bottom; circle-style cape; open-front; lined in red woven silk, cotton.
Baby's kimono-style coat of yellow, silk satin brocade with blue satin trim around neckline and opening; brocade design of dragon medallions and flower pots; long sleeves with horse hoof cuffs trimmed in same blue satin; fasteners of Chinese knotted loops and brass pierced buttons; lined in cotton.