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Hand-colored Currier lithograph of American men dressed as Indians dumping the tea over the sides of two British ships. In the foreground American men on the docks cheer on the men dumping the tea. Frame: 3/4 in. black frame.
prints (visual works)
hand coloring
lithography
paper (fiber product)
Unidentified Paper
Hand Colored
Lithography
PICTURE, HISTORICAL
Printed beneath print: ""---Pub. By Currier, Entered according to Act of Congress, A.D. 1846, by Sarony & Major, in the Clerk's Office of the Dist Court of the South. Dist. of N. York. 152 Nassau St. Cor. of Spruce N.Y."" On the back of the print there are 2 attachments. The first attachment on the left side is a letter to the editor of the post on Daggett House which is featured in the print. The second attachment on the right is from December 16, 1937 and tells the history of the Boston Tea Party. See photocopies. Also written on the back of the print in pencil: ""Mrs. R.H. Tucker/ $.92""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Boston Tea Party
Currier, Nathaniel (Maker)
New York, NY, USA
11 x 15 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.350
New York state (United States)
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