Letter from James McBey to Edith (Personal Correspondence)
SenderSent by
James McBey
(Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Daten.d.
Object NameLetter
Mediumhandwritten
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions17.5 x 13.5cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008319.27
Keywords
McBey writes that the date holds a personal significance of meeting with Edith (see ABDAG008319.26 - this letter may have been written in 1940, as ABDAG008319.26 refers to the second-year anniversary of the date, and this refers to the first).
This object is part of a collection of personal correspondence to and from James McBey.
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.
