D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts
Ship at right in harbor with Native Americans tossing crates off ship into water. Dock full of men-raising their hats.
On the evening of December 16, 1773, a group of men disguised as Mohawk Indians and who called themselves the Sons of Liberty, boarded three ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. Of the many important Revolutionary events captured by Currier & Ives in their lithographs, The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor was one of the most popular. The image reflected the spirit of the people united against British authority and in support of the New Republic.
- Object Creator
- Currier, Nathaniel (American, 1813-1888)
- Object Creation Date
- 1846
- Medium
- Hand-colored lithograph
- Dimensions
- 7 11/16 x 12 ½ inches
- Credit
- Gift of Lenore B. and Sidney A. Alpert supplemented with Museum Acquistions Funds
- Accession Number
- 2004.D03.165
- On View?
- No
- Image Request
- Request Image for Reproduction
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