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On Display: House - Patuxent Room
Print (Engraving)
A VIEW of the OBELISK erected under LIBERTY-TREE in BOSTON on the Rejoicings for the Repeal of the ----- Stamp Act 1766
Paul Revere Jr.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Paul Revere Jr. (Engraver)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1992.0020
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
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Object Number
1992.0020
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
A VIEW of the OBELISK erected under LIBERTY-TREE in BOSTON on the Rejoicings for the Repeal of the ----- Stamp Act 1766
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Paul Revere Jr. (Engraver)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right beneath obelisk
Inscription: Paul Revere Sculp
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Allegory
- Historical
- Political advertisement
- American Indian
- Native American
- George III
- Queen Charlotte
- Monarchs and nobility
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Line engraved
- Etched
Construction Description
Brown writing ink; black printing ink.
Dimensions (inches)
10.7 (H) x 15.3 (W) x 9.4 (Image H) x 13.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
27.1 (H) x 38.9 (W) x 23.9 (Image H) x 33.8 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
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.
Place of Publication
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, New England, United Kingdom, Europe
Edition Watermark
Strasburg lily
Edition Notes
Watermark same as 55.500.