A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central hole surrounded by eight petal-like holes, surrounded by eight crocheted petal-like shapes with eight five-sided holes at the outer sections of these petals. Then more loosely crocheted design around the outer circumference, which is circular with sixteen crocheted protuberances, each made of three crocheted loops.

A rectangular lace curtain. Entire background is consisting of small open squares over which, there are embroidered designs. Central rectangle has a main design consisting of small square dots alternating with a few four-part squares. From the inner to the outer border, the designs are as follows; a narrow band of dashes that have four-part squares attached; an open area that has four-part squares; a wide band depicting flowers in pots; a band of four-part squares connected with a line; an open area that has four-part squares; a narrow band of dashes that have four-part squares attached. Scalloped lace edging.

Pale green cotton sari. Blue and beige patterned border on longer sides. One of the shorter sides is unfinished with a frayed edge; the other has a border of three wide blue stripes alternating with beige stripes with blue lines.

The folded hat is purple and rectangular with two ties. The hat is folded inwards once on the sides. There is a black edging around the bottom of the hat and a small slit up the centre back seam. The inside of the hat is ecru lining, stiffened with cardboard. Two ecru ties are attached.

Hat made of polished black cotton fibre (?) with two small rounded flaps at the sides with a pink synthetic fibre (?) edging, a silk fibre (?) ribbon border around the bottom edge of the hat with bands of blue, green and pink and white geometric patterns, and an overall domed shape. At the front edge of the hat is a row of metal domed ornaments with a shorter row of metal figures in relief, three of which have protruding three-lobed headdresses. There are five metal medallions with floral motifs and toothed edges. Three of the medallions have bells and other ornaments attached with chain, and one has two flower-like metal protrusions with green and pink fibre at the centre and a butterfly-like metal protrusion. There is a pink fabric pompom at the peak of the hat.

Pair of Cantonese opera shoes with leather soles and pink silk uppers. On the sides are three circles of coiled wire with domed brass ornaments at the centre, four domed brass ornaments, and on a fabric flap on the heel. On the pointed tongue is one domed brass ornament, an orange and green pompom and a blue pompom. On the toe is attached a grey silk (?) thread tassel. Just above the sole is a layer of blue fabric. Cotton lining and insole. Purple fabric edging.

Skirt with a blue-black waistband that closes with ties, below which is a band of off-white fabric, a band of dark blue fabric with light blue batik geometric pattern, a band of solid dark blue fabric over which is sewn a band of red fabric with segments of multicoloured embroidery, and a band of white fabric at the hem. Below the waist, the skirt material is pleated.

Ecru tablecloth with embroidered designs. On the front are fu dog and cherry blossom motifs in silver, blue, pink and mauve. There are glass eyes, white fur and tin reflectors. Three edges are lined with silver braid on deep pink ground. The top edge and back is lined with natural-coloured cotton.

Pair of Cantonese opera shoes, the leather sole shaped to simulate very small shoe, with wooden "shoe-horn" attached at heel to provide actual foot support, hidden under silk upper and attached cotton cuff. Upper: scroll design, silver sequins on white ground edged with black cord all on red ground, with scattered purple sequins. The off-white cotton cuffs each have an off-white cotton rectangle at the front with a loop attached on either side near the top on part a, and two loops at the top on part b. Balance of cuff, ecru cotton. Loops may have served to hold cord to keep cuff in place around foot. Cotton insole.

The first piece (part a) is a woman's apron made from a square of multi-coloured textile with yellow stripes and a red jacquard over-design of flowers and leaves on a dark purple background. Gathered onto a waistband made of multi-coloured braid that has a main design consisting of a flower pattern starting with red at the centre, then yellow, and green bordered by a red paired diagonal line and four dot patterned border at either side on a black background. Waistband is unfinished on the ends. Narrow hems at edges. The second piece (part b) is an apron tie made from a length of machine-embroidered rayon ribbon and having a main design consisting of red, blue, purple, and green flowers on an off-white background. Apron tie is unfinished on the ends.