Artist/Maker
Carl A. Weidner
(1865–1906)
Artist/Maker
Fredrika Weidner
(b. 1865)
Depicted
Margaret Reeves Carson
(American, 1875 – 1967)
Margaret Reeves Carson (1875-1967)
1895
Watercolor on ivory
Overall: 2 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (7 × 5.7 cm)
Gift of the Estate of Peter Marié
1905.38
Margaret ("Rita") Carson was the daughter of G. Assheton Carson and Elizabeth H. (Reeves) Carson of Philadelphia. She was considered one of belles of her day in the early years of the 20th century and was very much a part of New York, Newport, and Bar Harbor society, as well as that of Philadelphia.
Markingssigned: left: "Weidner"
inscribed: on card backing: "Carl & Fredrika Weidner, N.Y. 1895"
ClassificationsMINIATURES
Collections
- Peter Marié's "Beauties of New York Society"
