Artist/Maker
Carl A. Weidner
(1865–1906)
Artist/Maker
Fredrika Weidner
(b. 1865)
Depicted
Marian Morris Thayer
(American, 1872 – 1944)
Mrs. John Borland Thayer (1872-1944)
ca. 1895
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Watercolor on ivory
Overall: 3 1/4 × 2 5/8 in. (8.3 × 6.7 cm)
Gift of the Estate of Peter Marié
1905.247
Marian L. Morris of Philadelphia was married to John Borland Thayer in the early 1890s. Her husband, a vice-president and director of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was lost on the "Titanic," which struck an iceberg on April 14, 1912. Mrs. Thayer and her son, John, Jr., who were also aboard, were rescued.
Signedsigned: at left:"C. and F. Weidner"
ClassificationsMINIATURES
Collections
- Peter Marié's "Beauties of New York Society"
Donor family/Donor family
