James Skey
Portrait Miniature
1797 (made)
1797 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Portrait miniature on ivory depicting James Skey
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | James Skey (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Portrait miniature on ivory |
| Brief description | Portrait miniature by James Millar depicting James Skey. Great Britain, dated 1797 |
| Physical description | Portrait miniature on ivory depicting James Skey |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr. T. H. Russell and Mrs. Alexander Scott |
| Object history | James Skey travelled to America in 1798 and kept a detailed journal of the voyage, and his impressions of American life and manners. He was widowed several times. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938, London: Board of Education, 1939. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | P.82-1938 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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