A man’s coat of pale green ribbed silk with a 1½-inch (3.7 cm) standing collar and curving 2-piece sleeves end in cuffs 4¾ inches (12.2 cm) deep. The fronts curve from neck to hem with pleats 7 inches (7.82 cm) deep, below the hip set at the side back. Each front has a pocket with scalloped pocket flap; the centre-back seam is open below the hip. The pockets and pocket flaps are lined with ivory silk twill. The coat is embroidered-to-shape with silk floss in shades of green, pink and white in a pattern of flowers and tasels on the collar, cuffs and pocket flaps, along the front edges, centre-back opening, pleat edges and around the pockets. There are 9 embroidered buttons along the front edge, 3 on each cuff, 3 below each pocket, 1 at hem and 1 at top of the pleats. There are only 4 worked buttonholes along the left front for the second to the fifth button from the top.
The coat was probably worn for the theatre or fancy dress in the late 19th century. The lining of the coat and sleeves has been replaced.Man’s court waistcoat with a standing 1¾-inch (4.2 cm) neckline, straight fronts and skirts reaching to the hip. Each front has a pocket and pointed pocket flap. The fronts and pocket flaps are made of self-striped white silk. The waistcoat is appliquéd with warp-frame silk net and embroidered-to-shape with silk floss in yellow and shades of brown, pink and green, on the pocket flaps, collar and along the front edges and hems. There are 7 worked buttonholes along the left front, with 9 embroidered buttons on the right front.
The waistcoat was altered in the 19th century, probably for theatre costume or a studio prop. The fronts were cut away around the armholes and sewn to a linen lining, the pockets removed and flaps stitched down, the sides of the skirts cut away and the back replaced.