Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 554
tin from the year 1800to 1830 has a reference to spencers. Here is onefashion-note for the year 1803 : — Spencers are worn both for walking and carriage dress.Levantines, spotted silks, and striped lutestrings are thefavorite materials. The trimming is always satin. TheAugusta spencer is one of the… … Plum-colored Kid Mitts worn by Mrs.Robbins. 8oo Two Centuries of Costume worn with these (December). Pelisses called Carricks areworn trimmed with swans down and steel.
Clothing and dress
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