A new method of Macarony making, as practiced at Boston.

A new method of Macarony making, as practiced at Boston.

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Title:
A new method of Macarony making, as practiced at Boston.
Description:
Print shows two men with a tarred and feathered customs officer, they are forcing him to drink from a large teapot. The man has a short piece of rope around his neck which may have been attached to the piece of rope hanging from a gibbet in the background. On January 27, 1774, a British customs officer, John Malcolm, was tarred and feathered, led to a gallows, and forced to drink tea. The American holding the teapot wears a hat with "45" on it, a patriotic symbol referring to the John Wilkes case of 1763. The other American, holds the broken end of the noose and carries a club. The large bow in his hat indicates his membership in the Sons of Liberty.
Date:
October 19, 1774
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Political cartoons
Engravings
Mezzotints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Americana Collection
Subjects:
Customs employees
Tarring & feathering
Revolutionaries
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Extent:
1 print : mezzotint and engraving ; 18 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.
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Terms of Use:
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Publisher:
London : Printed for Carington Bowles, at his map & print warehouse, No. 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard. Publish'd as the act directs
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Summary from: Library of Congress Print & Photographs Collection.
Reference: Boston Museum number 5232.
Accession #:
11_03_000050