Riding Habit – 1857

Two women stand outside a building. The woman on the left holds the reins of a white horse standing behind her. The horse has pink rosettes decorating its bridle. She is dressed in a deep navy blue riding habit. Her hat is shiny black with a low crown in a masculine style, with a blue veil. Her blouse is white with a plain white collar and long full sleeves gathered at the wrist. The jacket has bell sleeves and horizontal military style buttoned bands across the bodice and peplum of the jacket. The woman on the right wears her hair swept back smoothly into a low bun, accented with blue flowers and white lace at the back. She has a white lace collar with lappets. Her dress is light blue with dark blue ruffled edging and dark blue bow accents. The dress has long full sleeves gathered at the wrist.

Credit: The Claremont Colleges