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Image Not Available for Invitation from the Royal Scottish Academy to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
Invitation from the Royal Scottish Academy to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
Image Not Available for Invitation from the Royal Scottish Academy to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera

Invitation from the Royal Scottish Academy to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera

Recipient (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Associated (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1831 - 1912)
Sender
Date1906
Object NameInvitation
Mediumpaper
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions20.5 x 12.7cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG009088.40
Keywords
About MePrinted invitation from the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera, dated 19 January 1906. The note invites McBey to the Galleries on 24 January 1906, between 9am and 5pm, in order to "varnish or re-touch", and is signed by a George Hay, secretary.

On the reverse is McBey's address, a postage mark, and a postage stamp.

This object is part of an archive that belonged to Marguerite McBey. As a result of her generosity, Aberdeen Art Gallery holds the largest archive of James McBey's work, including prints, drawings, sketchbooks, oil paintings and memorabilia such as this letter.
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Correspondence from Percy Bate, of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1906
Image Not Available for Correspondence from W.M. Gillian to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
Correspondence from W.M. Gillian to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1906
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Permit for a Buttonhole for James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1906
Image Not Available for Correspondence from W.M. Gillian to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
Correspondence from W.M. Gillian to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1906
Image Not Available for Correspondence from George McCulloch to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
Correspondence from George McCulloch to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1906
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Lindie Gillan to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
Correspondence from Lindie Gillan to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1904
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Leslie Tait, Foveran School Board, to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
Correspondence from Leslie Tait, Foveran School Board, to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1899
Image Not Available for Correspondence from R.G. Gillie, Inspector for North of Scotland Bank Limited, to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
Correspondence from R.G. Gillie, Inspector for North of Scotland Bank Limited, to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1904
Image Not Available for Postcard from "Eva" to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
Postcard from "Eva" to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1909
Image Not Available for Correspondence from North of Scotland Bank Ltd. to Ann Gillespie, Early Paper Ephemera
Correspondence from North of Scotland Bank Ltd. to Ann Gillespie, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1898
Image Not Available for Correspondence between North of Scotland Bank Ltd. and James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
Correspondence between North of Scotland Bank Ltd. and James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1899
Image Not Available for Correspondence between James Connell and James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
Correspondence between James Connell and James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1910
Image Not Available for Telegram to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
Telegram to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1910
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Kate Dryburgh to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
Correspondence from Kate Dryburgh to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1905
Image Not Available for Address Card for James McBey, James McBey's Father, Early Paper Ephemera
Address Card for James McBey, James McBey's Father, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
n.d.
Image Not Available for Results of Bursary Competition, Early Paper Ephemera
Results of Bursary Competition, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1896
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Leslie Tait, Foveran School Board, to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
Correspondence from Leslie Tait, Foveran School Board, to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1897
Image Not Available for Memorandum from J.G. Ross to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
Memorandum from J.G. Ross to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1899
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Inspector Reid to Alexander Don, Early Paper Ephemera
Correspondence from Inspector Reid to Alexander Don, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1905
Image Not Available for Two Halves of a Note Regarding Lodgings, Early Paper Ephemera
Two Halves of a Note Regarding Lodgings, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1904
Image Not Available for Medical Note for James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
Medical Note for James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1900
Image Not Available for Note Regarding Lodgings for James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
Note Regarding Lodgings for James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1905
Image Not Available for Posctard from Lindie Gillan to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
Posctard from Lindie Gillan to James McBey, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1904
Image Not Available for Note from G. Anderson, Early Paper Ephemera
Note from G. Anderson, Early Paper Ephemera
James McBey
1905