A VIEW of the OBELISK erected under LIBERTY-TREE in BOSTON on the Rejoicings for the Repeal of the ----- Stamp Act 1766
Prints and Maps
Paul Revere Jr. (Engraver)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
Ink; Paper (laid)
Line engraved, Etched
1992.0020
Object Number1992.0020 |
Print (Engraving)
A VIEW of the OBELISK erected under LIBERTY-TREE in BOSTON on the Rejoicings for the Repeal of the ----- Stamp Act 1766
Prints and Maps
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
Paul Revere Jr. (Engraver)
12/21/1734-05/10/1818
Paul Revere, son of a silversmith with the same name, apprenticed to his father in 1747. His father died in 1754, before Paul could complete his training. Although he was legally too young to inherit the business, he remained active there until he was twenty one, when he assumed control. During the ensuing five decades, Revere and his employees produced hundreds of household, personal, ceremonial, and commemorative silver artifacts for well-to-do Bostonians. Revere's daybooks record that he fabricated twenty-five ladles between 1781 and 1797, calling them tureen ladle, soup ladle, and in one instance, scalloped tureen ladle. For the most part, he made one in any given year, except for 1795, when he fashioned five, and 1796, when he made six.
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1. Inscription; Lower right beneath obelisk; Paul Revere Sculp
Allegory; Historical; Political advertisement; American Indian; Native American; George III; Queen Charlotte; Monarchs and nobility
Ink; Paper (laid)
Line engraved, Etched
Brown writing ink; black printing ink.
10.7 (H) , 15.3 (W) , 9.4 (Image H) , 13.3 (Image W)
27.1 (H) , 38.9 (W) , 9.4 (Image H) , 13.3 (Image W)
H and W at center. Plate H (1½" from left): 10.0 in. (25.4 cm). Plate W (at top): 13.75 in. (34.9 cm). Chain intervals 2.5-2.6 cm; 8 laid lines per cm.
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, New England, United Kingdom, Europe
Strasburg lily
Watermark same as 55.500.
Text available soon.
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1994 Eye for Excellence: Masterworks from Winterthur.
• Published: p.127.
[Book] Brigham, Clarence S. 1954 Paul Revere's Engravings.
• Discussed on pp. 21-5 and pl. 6.