Farquar, Marion (Marian) Irene (b. & d. dates to be determined)(1 of 2)
/M.S. McClaire’s Portrait Photograph of Marion (Marian) Irene Farquar
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: M.S. McClaire, successor to Santa Rosa photographer, James Kenneth Piggott (1859-1941)
Studio Location: Corner of Fourth and B Streets, Santa Rosa, CA, opposite the Occidental Hotel
THE SITTER:
Name: Marion (Marian) Irene Farquar
Description: In this cabinet card portrait, four-year-old Marion Irene Farquar sits on a mound of vegetation while resting her head on the palm of her right hand. The child wears a light-colored, long-sleeved dress with a matching cape. Down the front of her dress are four, wide, long, pinked lengths of ribbon. Her dark, curly bangs and side sausage curl are restrained by a banded cap which matches her dress and cape.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation: Marion Irene Farquar was the daughter of Petaluma pioneers, Calvin Stuart Farquar (1848-1908) and Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941). There are many additional portraits of Farquar family members in this archive.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: Behind the mound of vegetation upon which Marion sits, there is a painted backdrop depicting waves. The intended result was most probably to create the appearance of a sea-side location. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom of the dark card in gold ink.
Description, back: Handwritten along the top edge of the card in cursive in brown ink is, “Marion Irene Farquar December 13, 1889.”.
Date: December 13, 1889
Condition: Both the front and back sides of this card have faded.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p1-p1, Farquar Family Album
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