Lot Essay
Habit shirts were worn beneath riding habits, which, throughout the 18th century, were a version of the masculine suit.
Details
An unusual shirt of fine white goffered cotton with 2¾in. (7cm.) high stand collar, with fine white cotton frilled jabot and cuffs, fastening with two buttons on the bodice, monogrammed JA 7 at the bottom of the front opening, late 18th century, probably a lady's habit shirt
Literature
See "The History of Underclothes", C. Willet & P Cunnington, 1951, London, pps. 83-87 for similar examples and contemporary quotations.