Ramsey
Date made: 15.08.1854
Description: "Ramsay is a small neat town of about 300 houses….It has a snuff manufactory, a brewery, a ropery, a tan yard, and a publick lime-kiln; assemblies are held during the winter; and a friendly society was established here in 1796. The land lets high near the town; the butter is good, but the cheese is very bad, and is so in general." (John Feltham, A Tour through The Island of Mann in 1797 and 1798, M 09791)
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: 1954-3601/61