ATTIRE

1860s

C. 1860- 1865. An older style of riding habit with a long basque and peplum popular during the late 1850's worn with a fashionable feathered daywear hat.

Ca. 1860 - 65 Carte de Visite

C. 1861 - 1863. Wide brim hat suitable for non formal riding. The lady's modified pagoda sleeves mirror contemporary daywear.

Ca. 1861 - 1863 Carte de Visite

C. 1864- 1865. Lady in a formal riding habit with a very long apron.

Ca. 1864 - 65

C. 1864- 1865. Informal riding habit for a little girl. Light colored straw hat for summer riding. Typical mid 19th century long apron which almost reaches the floor. This little girl is riding in a child's saddle. Children's saddles often had attachments to convert a regular astride saddle for a boy into a sidesaddle for a girl.

Ca 1864 - 1865 Photograph

C. 1865. Informal summer riding outfit for a young girl. She wears an "Empire" style straw hat fashionable during this period.

Ca. 1865 Photograph

C. 1865 formal riding habit.

C. 1865 CDV

C. 1865 (military influenced bodice)

Ca. 1865

C.1865 (military influenced bodice)

ca 1865

C. 1866 - 1867

ca. 1866 - 1867

C. 1866 - 1867

Ca. 1866 - 1867

C. 1866 - 1867

Ca. 1866 - 1867

C. 1867 - 1870. An fashionable daywear hat lends an element of informality to a formal riding habit.

C. 1867 - 1870 CDV

C.. 1868 - 1869

Ca. 1868 - 1869

C. 1869. Riding habit worn with a forward tilted "toque" hat

Ca. 1869