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Image Not Available for Letter from Madderton & Company to James McBey (Scrapbook Belonging to James McBey)
Letter from Madderton & Company to James McBey (Scrapbook Belonging to James McBey)
Image Not Available for Letter from Madderton & Company to James McBey (Scrapbook Belonging to James McBey)

Letter from Madderton & Company to James McBey (Scrapbook Belonging to James McBey)

Owner (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1908
Object NameLetter
Mediumpaper and ink
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions21 x 20cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
Object numberABDAG008343.157
About MeLetter inserted within a scrapbook, which belonged to James McBey (ABDAG008343.1), from Madderton & Company to James McBey, dated 9 April, 1908.

Scrapbook, which belonged to James McBey, with a section for addresses at the front, that has been left completely blank. The book has a card cover with a faux leather overlay.

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 scrapbook.