Keywords: Spencer sleeves
Item 105342
Zilpah Wadsworth Longfellow's spencer jacket, Portland, 1827
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1827
Location: Portland
Media: silk
This record contains 6 images.
Item 105485
Zilpah Longfellow's detailed silk gown, Portland, ca. 1822
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1822
Location: Portland; New Haven ; New York
Media: silk, cotton
This record contains 11 images.
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Horace W. Shaylor: Portland Penman
Horace W. Shaylor, a native of Ohio, settled in Portland and turned his focus to handwriting, developing several unique books of handwriting instruction. He also was a talented artist.
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The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 2 of 2
"… woven striped pink (now faded) silk dress with a spencer-like (jacket) bodice, an apron front skirt, and sets of flaring double pleats at the back."
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Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1800-1830
"… set very high at the back; a Longfellow family spencer or short jacket; a mid-calf length brownish green wadded cloak, pink silk lined with pink…"
