Description:
Riding trousers, part of a woman's riding habit, c.1885 and 1889, consisting of two jackets, an asymmetrically cut side-saddle skirt, trousers, and riding crop. Dark blue, fine wool broadcloth (woven in a twill weave), with various linings, interfacings, and stiffeners. The original c.1885 riding habit was made by L.P. Hollander & Co. of Boston. The 1889 jacket was made in London and is labeled "DORE/ LADIES TAILOR AND HATTER./ 13 GEORGE STREET. HANOVER SQUARE. W1." The ensemble was worn by Anna M. (Dakin) Bond (1860-1897), of Springfield, Massachusetts. The riding habit dates to before Anna's marriage to George R. Bond (1855-1943) of Springfield on June 17, 1890. A year before her marriage, Anna traveled to Europe and England with her younger sister Emily and others.
Label Text:
Building a Collection, September 27, 2025-February 23, 2025: This stylish riding habit, consisting of a fitted jacket, breeches, side-saddle skirt, and crop, were worn by Anna M. Dakin (1860-1897) of Springfield, MA. The voluminous skirts were made to accommodate riding side saddle. The ensemble came to Historic Deerfield with two different jackets, one shown here with decorative braid fastening (also called frogging) dating to the mid-1880s, and another probably acquired later in London while Anna was on a European tour with friends prior to her 1890 marriage to George R. Bond (1855-1943). Women’s riding habits were traditionally made with fine wool broadcloth, which aligned them closely with masculine suiting, and tailors (rather than dressmakers) often created them. This jacket, however, bears the label “L. P. Hollander,” indicating that it was created by one of the premier clothing emporiums in Boston, probably in its custom dressmaking shop. L. P. Hollander’s founder, Marie Theresa (Baldwin) Hollander, was a passionate abolitionist and early supporter of woman’s suffrage.
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equestrians Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Leather; Silk; Wool Link to share this object record:
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