Han-Chinese; China.Woman's Waitao (Semiformal Domestic Surcoat); 1820-1840.Silk; warp-float faced 7: 1 satin weave; embroidered in knot; satin; and stem stitches; sleeve bands: silk; plain weave self-patterned by ground weft floats and areas of 1: 1 gauze crossings; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot; satin; and split stitches; laid work and couching; edged with silk; warp-float faced 7: 1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound by secondary binding warps and self-patterned by ground weft floats; ribbon: silk and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton; plain weave with supplementary patterning warps; trim; closures; and ties: silk; warp-float faced 4: 1 satin weave; lined with silk; 3: 1 twill damask weave; sleeve inner lining: cotton; plain weave; 114.7 x 133.8 cm.Inv. No. 1973.583;Chicago; Art Institute.