Riding habit jacket
This ladies’ riding habit jacket is made in a wool and silk mix with a silk satin collar. The style suggests it dates from the mid eighteenth century. Riding habits were used not just for riding but also for outdoor pursuits such as walking and for travelling.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 94/1965/1
- Category
- Decorative Art
- Collection Class
- Clothing and accessories
- Material
- wool (camlet) | silk, satin | silk thread | wood | rayon/worsted
- Common Name
- riding habit jacket
- Simple Name
- jacket
- Period Classification
- George II (1727-1760)
- Production Town
- Production Date
- c 1750
- Production Person Initials
- Production Person Surname
- Production Year Low
- 1750
- Production Year High
- 1760
