Riding habit
ca. 1897
Medium
wool
Classification
Riding Habit
Culture
American
Department
Costume Institute
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Frances Engeman, 1971
Accession Number
2009.300.491a, b
About the Artist
Frederick Loeser & Company · 1860–present
Frederick Loeser & Company, founded in 1860 in Brooklyn, New York, emerged as a pivotal force in American retail, particularly renowned for its high-quality fashion and accessories that bridged commercial enterprise with artistic craftsmanship. German immigrant Frederick Loeser (1833–1911) established the business initially as Loeser and Dinkelspiel, specializing in embroidery and trimmings at 277...