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Wedding dress worn by Sarah Tyng Smith
American, made from English fabric
1763
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave tafetta patterned with supplementary wefts
Dimensions
141 cm (55 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Florence Codman and Dr. Charles Austin Eager Codman
Accession Number52.558
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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWhite ground with horizontal interlacing serpentines of ribbon and flowers, brocaded with polychrome silks, English back, square neck trimmed with self folds, short sleeves with double sleeve ruffle. Worn by Sarah Tyng Smith at her marriage to Richard Codman in Portland, Maine, Febuary 23, 1763. Cf.: 52.559, petticoat said to have been worn with wedding dress.
ProvenanceFebruary 23, 1763, worn by Sarah Tyng Smith (b. 1740 - d. 1827) at her marriage to Richard Codman (b. 1729 - d. 1793), Portland, ME; by descent within the family to Charles Austin Eager Codman (b. 1868 - d. 1952) and his daughter, Florence Louise Codman (b. 1902 - d. 1992), Philadelphia; 1952, gift of Florence Codman and Charles Austin Eager Codman to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 15, 1952)