Object Number 1989.0003

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

A view of the Year 1765

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle

Creator (Role)

Paul Revere Jr. (Engraver, printer and seller)
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.

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1765-1766

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Bottom right beneath text; Engrav'd Printed & Sold by P*Revere, BOSTON

Subjects

Allegory; Social/political commentary

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Line engraved, Etched

Dimensions (inches)

7 (H) , 8.75 (W) , 4.4 (Image H) , 7.5 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.7 (H) , 22.23 (W) , 4.4 (Image H) , 7.5 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 6.2 in. (15.7 cm). Plate W: 8.0 in. (20.2 cm). Chain intervals: 2.6-2.7 cm; 8-9 laid lines per cm.

Publisher Summary

Revere, Paul Jr.

Place of Publication

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Brigham, Clarence S. 1954 Paul Revere's Engravings.
• Discussed: pp. 18-20, pl. 5.