Fisherman's Service, Peel
Date made: 23 July 1855
Description: "However attractive to the Manksman is the profit of the herring fishery, they are so observant of the Sunday that they will neither put to sea on that day, nor on the Saturday night." (Nathaniel Jefferys, A Descriptive and Historical Account of the Isle of Man, 1809, M 00904)
Miss Georgina Gore Currie was the niece of Horatio Powys, Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1854 to 1877. Georgina stayed with the Bishop’s family at their residence, Bishopscourt, north of Kirk Michael. During her time on the Isle of Man, Georgina sketched and painted many Manx scenes including Bishopscourt and its gardens.
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Measurements: 24cm x 29cm
Materials: watercolour on paper
Object name: pencil sketch
Collection: Art Collection
ID number: 1954-3601/59