Josephine Kitching's wedding portrait, 1914

Sarah Josephine Kitching Taylor (1895-1987) in her wedding dress. She and John E. Taylor were married on their shared birthday, March 10th. The bride's dress (according to her memoir) was satin charmeuse trimmed in beads and lace and a long satin train.

This wedding dress was originally worn by Sarah Josephine Kitching Taylor (1895-1987) on her 10 March 1914 wedding day to John E. Taylor. It was then worn by:

• Emma Elizabeth Taylor (Josephine's daughter) for her wedding to Richard "Dick" Ashley on 10 March 1939,
• Josephine Marie Ashley for her wedding to Ronald Paradise on 22 November 1962 (Emma's daughter)
• Marjorie Elizabeth Ashley for her wedding to Robert Houmes on 30 Jan 1972 (Emma's daughter)
• Judith Winifred Ashley for her wedding to Larry Clark on 30 June 1972 (Emma's daughter)
• Joy Paradise for her wedding to Derek Tomei on 15 December 1990 (Jo Paradise's daughter)

Scan gift of the Historical Society of Martin County.

No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Black and white print, 4.7x6.5 inches

English

Still image

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HSMC 2006.21