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Riding habit
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Riding habit
- Place of origin:
United Kingdom (made)
- Date:
1770-1775 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Wool, linen, glazed wool and silver braid, hand-sewn
- Museum number:
269 to B-1890
- Gallery location:
In Storage
In the 18th century women needed practical clothes for riding, travelling and walking outdoors. This example illustrates how the styles of women’s riding habits were adapted from a man’s coat and waistcoat. The jacket is shorter than a man’s coat but has comparable buttons and trim. The waistcoat is also similar to a man’s version. However, wearing breeches would have been unthinkable for a woman in the 18th century, so the petticoat was a necessary part of the riding habit.
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