copperplate engraver, Water colorist, Cartoonist, b. 1735 - d. 1818
Though he is best known for devising the system of warning lanterns for the Minutemen against British Invasion, and his famous ride in 1775, artist Paul Revere was an accomplished silversmith and engraver by trade. Born into a family with 12 children, he apprenticed under his artisan father. Paul Revere's artwork included tea sets and spoons that he made for the moneyed class.
Prior to his poem-producing ride, the popular, folklore artist Paul Revere already had a career as an engraver and master goldsmith by the 1760s. He later went on to learn how to roll copper, opening the country's first copper rolling mill. Due to the fame of their creator, Paul Revere's original artwork and engraving prices are quite high. Explore the world of talented craftsmen by shopping engravings and other unique smith-work online at Invaluable.
Paul Revere Pottery Saturday Evening Girls Landscape Pitcher Jug Lili Shapiro. A blue ground with landscape scenes to the center. Underside with ink marked "S-E-G" for Saturday Evening Girls with artist initials "AM" and "LS" for Lili Shapiro, dated April 1926 Weight: Approx. 3 lbs Measurements: Approx. 7 inches x 5.125 inches x 6.825 inches tall Condition: Great condition, little to no signs of wear. One small paint fleck to one of the trees. Please refer to photos. Domestic Shipping:$45
PAUL REVERE American Art Pottery Dish. Rabbit Bunny Design. Rich golden mustard glaze with central rabbit image. Marked. Dimensions: Height: 7.5 inches, Width: 7.5 inches, Depth: 1 inches. --- US Packing and Shipping charge: In house shipping available. Will be calculated once destination known. Plus insurance at a rate of $1 per hundred. - We offer curbside delivery for most items to NYC, Manhattan, Close Brooklyn, Hoboken about a week after the auction at reasonable rates. Next Trip December 11. See details at our website. https://www.uniquesandantiques.com/nyc/
A Silver Tablespoon, Paul Revere, Jr. (1734-1818), Boston, MA, Circa 1770-1790 With drop at bowl back, engraved with monogram, "MLW," marked to underside of handle. L: 9 in., Weight: 2.105 oz. t.
PAUL REVERE POTTERY VASE Early 20th c. American Art Pottery High Shouldered Vase, tapered cylindrical shape with dark blue matte glaze surface, with impressed circular Paul Revere Pottery (with rider on horse) stamp on base, 5" high, 4 1/4" diam. Linear chip to base edge.
Historic Paul Revere c. 1762 Engraved Copper-Plate of "His Majesty's North-Battery, in Boston" the 1882 Restrike. Circa 1762 Paul Revere Engraved "His Majesty's North-Battery, in Boston," later Reprint Struck off the Original Copper-Plate that was Engraved by Paul Revere, produced c. 1882, Signed in the original engraved plate "P Revere Sculp(tor). Measures 6 x 8 inches plate size. Excellent condition. Unframed, loose and not glued or mounted. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as condition can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.
Paul Revere, Jr. (Boston, 1735-1818), marked REVERE on back of neck; monogramed EP on handle; 8.5''h; 1.75''w; 1.3 troy oz., From a Massachusetts South Shore collector; Milton Babcock provenance, Paul Revere Jr. (1734-1818) apprenticed as a silversmith with his father, a French Huguenot silversmith Apollos Rivoire, known in America as Paul Revere, Sr. (1702-1754). Paul Revere Jr. inherited his father's shop in 1754 and continued to run a successful business selling silver, jewelry, tools, hardware, and imported textiles. NOTE: Apologies, we cannot approve bidders during the auction.
Paul Revere (Boston, 1735-1818), marked REVERE on back of neck; the handle with punched decoration and the initials AD ; 9.5''h; 2''w; 1.7 troy oz., From a Massachusetts South Shore collector; Milton Babcock provenance NOTE: Apologies, we cannot approve bidders during the auction.
Paul Revere (Boston 1734-1818), The Bloody Massacre, engraving restrike by Goodspeed, together with Paul Revere's Engravings by Clarence S. Brigham, sheet - 11" x 9 1/2". Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot.
Elmore Silver Co. Meriden, CT Paul Revere reproduction sterling silver flared and footed serving bowl, no monograms or inscriptions, minor rim dents, overall very good usable condition 5.5"-10.25" 29.8 troy oz.
"Paul Revere And The World He Lived In", "Arrowsmith", "the Flowering Of New England 1815-1865", "the Reivers". All Books Are Personalized. In Used Condition. Bh40057 Ci
A silver spoon, Paul Revere, Jr. (1735-1818), Boston, MA, circa 1770-1790 With drop at bowl back, engraved with monogram, “AA,” marked to underside. L: 7 ¼ in., Weight: 1.105 oz. t. Provenance Estate of Gwynne Garbisch McDevitt (1931-2022) McDevitt was the daughter of Colonel Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch.
A silver caster, Paul Revere, Jr. (1735-1818), Boston, MA, circa 1760 Baluster form, pierced domed lid with finial, on molded footed base, marked to underside. H: 5 ½ in. W: 2 in., Weight: 3.32 oz. t. Provenance Collection of Dwight Blaney (1865-1944), thence by descent in family to the present owner. Dwight Blaney, artist and important early collector of American decorative arts, was a founder of the exclusive collecting group, the Walpole Society. This caster was on loan to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts for many years beginning in 1910.
ca. 1900 Paul Revere's "Midnight Ride" bas relief plaster tableau panel in bronze paint inscribed 'Copyright 1898 Boston Revere by Cyrus Cobb", mounted on later plywood panel, some chips and damage 30" x 22.5"
c. 1887, Engraved Portrait of Paul Revere, Artist Signed, "S. Hollyer" (Samuel Hollyer 1826-1919), after St. Memin 1804, Extremely Fine. An excellent Engraved Portrait of Paul Revere, Jr. measuring 4.5" x 6.25". Image shows an older stately Paul Revere in profile facing left with his large facsimile of his signature below. The bottom portion has printed in small text: "Eng. by Hollyer after St. Memin 1804". Research tells us this engraving was published circa 1887. Light tone to the far right and bottom margin edges from prior display. At bottom right is the clear, easily readable handwritten pencil artist's signature, "S. Hollyer". Samuel Hollyer (1826-1919) was an engraver who worked both in his native England and the United States. His obituary in the New York Times describes his as "one of the last, if not the very last, of the old school of line engravers." A rare, "S. Hollyer" (Samuel Hollyer), of this handsome engraving of Paul Revere.
REVERE, Paul (1735-1818), engraver. "The Mitred Minuet." From The Royal American Magazine, Vol. I, no. 10, Published [Boston,] October 1774. Etching on paper. 4 5/8" x 7 1/4" plate, 5 /18" x 8 1/4" sheet, 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" framed. The Protestant reaction to the Quebec Act. The cartoon features four bishops dancing around the Quebec Bill while other clerics observe the scene approvingly and Lords North and Bute (the latter in a kilt) stand beneath a flying Devil. The legislation, which granted the French population of Canada freedom to practice Catholicism and to retain French civil law in the province, angered Protestant New Englanders already reeling from the announcement of the Boston Port Act and other punitive legislation passed in response to the Boston Tea Party. The anonymous engraving first appeared in the July 1774 issue of the London Magazine. Considering the political climate of the time, it comes as little surprise that it found a ready audience in America, prompting Revere to produce this copy for the Royal American Magazine for October 1774. Brigham, p. 124, notes that Revere recorded the following entry in his Day Book for 7 November 1774: "'Joseph Greenleaf Esqr Dr/ To Engraving a Plate for October Magazine 2-8-0.'" For a fuller discussion of the cartoon, see M. Dorothy George, Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum, Vol. 5, 1935.
Pickup on Thursday, Sep 28, 2023 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm All items are sold as-is. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free of defects, imperfections, or wear and tear. The pickup address will be released on your invoice. Invoices are sent after the entire auction has ended. Be sure to bring boxes and packing material to pickup. If you purchase a large item, be sure to bring moving help. Large items cannot be shipped. Items not picked up by the pickup deadline, NOT requiring shipping will be forfeited and you will still be charged. Items cannot be held after the pickup date. Items not paid for will be automatically charged to the card on file.
An antique early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Saturday Evening Girls porcelain bud vase for Paul Revere Pottery (Boston) by artist Fannie Levine (fl. 19th and 20th centuries). Rectangular progressively tapering body with wide square rim. Glazed exterior with cobalt blue to top, mottled pink to bottom, and impressed round landscape scene with rabbit and hand painted letters C.B.W. Artist signed initials to underside F.L. with hand painted Saturday Evening Girls S.E.G. mark and dated August 1918 to underside. Dimensions: 4 X 2.5 X 2.5 in. Condition: Good overall condition having mild age related surface wear. Estate fresh to the market. Shipping: Hill Auction Gallery offers in-house ground contiguous USA domestic shipping, excluding New Mexico, for $45 plus insurance. Gallery will refer third party shippers for international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request.
Paul Revere Pottery Art Nouveau Vase, Saturday Evening Girls. Small white vase with black and blue decoration, stamped on underside Paul Revere Pottery. Paul Revere Pottery was a woman run pottery founded during the Progressive Era in Boston MA, at the turn of the 20th C. Dimensions are 4.75 in h x 4.5 in w x 4.5 in d. Condition is as-is with a crack on one side and some tiny chips.
Pickup on Friday, Aug 4, 2023 from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm All items are sold as-is. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free of defects, imperfections, or wear and tear. The pickup address will be released on your invoice. Invoices are sent after the entire auction has ended. Be sure to bring boxes and packing material to pickup. If you purchase a large item, be sure to bring moving help. Large items cannot be shipped. Items not picked up by the pickup deadline, NOT requiring shipping will be forfeited and you will still be charged. Items cannot be held after the pickup date. Items not paid for will be automatically charged to the card on file.
Pickup on Saturday, Jul 22, 2023 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm All items are sold as-is. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free of defects, imperfections, or wear and tear. The pickup address will be released on your invoice. Invoices are sent after the entire auction has ended. Be sure to bring boxes and packing material to pickup. If you purchase a large item, be sure to bring moving help. Shipping is NOT AVAILABLE. Items not picked up by the pickup deadline will be forfeited and you will still be charged. Items cannot be held after the pickup date. Items not picked up will be automatically charged to the card on file.
Approx. 5-1/2" tall. Total weight 129 grams. Bottom is hallmarked with (4) "PR" initials in block letters, along with letters "F W E". This item was found many years ago in a small town bordering the State of Maine US border. As per Revere's method of entering / inscribing / engraving the family name of the purchaser on the bottom of his items, he engraved "W. & E. & F". The records of the day show only one family entering New Brunswick as William and Elizabeth Farrell (the only W. & E. F. on record for that period). The letter placements are important, the "F" above the "W & E" is important as it denotes the family surname initial and the 2 lower initials indicate the given first names. Most people traveled with small personal items during that period, as they were travelling a significant distance. The Revere Museum in Boston checked his day books, "W. & E. F" are not listed, but they advise that much of Revere's work did not get listed in the books.
Pickup on Wednesday, Jun 28, 2023 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm All items are sold as-is. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free of defects, imperfections, or wear and tear. The pickup address will be released on your invoice. Invoices are sent after the entire auction has ended. Be sure to bring boxes and packing material to pickup. If you purchase a large item, be sure to bring moving help. Large items cannot be shipped. Items not picked up by the pickup deadline, NOT requiring shipping will be forfeited and you will still be charged. Items cannot be held after the pickup date. Items not paid for will be automatically charged to the card on file.
Mustard yellow ground, landscape borders, impressed Paul Revere Pottery mark, signed FL, 9-23. Overall 4.25" h. x 3.75". Condition: Minor hairlines at top rim.
Autographs 1770 Paul Revere's Original Hand-Colored Engraving of The Bloody "Boston Massacre" Considered The Most Famous and Historic Engraved Print in American History (PAUL REVERE) (1734-1818). Original Engraved Print titled: "The BLOODY MASSACRE perpetrated in King - Street, BOSTON on March 5th 1770, by a party of the 29th Regt.", Boston: Engrav'd Printed & Sold by Paul Revere, (March 1770), One of only 29 Known, most held in Institutional Collections, Framed, Apperance of Fine. PAUL REVERE (1734-1818). Authentic Engraved, Printed & Sold Historic Print titled: "The BLOODY MASSACRE perpetrated in King - Street, on March 5th 1770, by a party of the 29th Regt." Caption at lower right, boxed within the dramatic scene reads: "Engrav'd Printed & Sold by PAUL REVERE, BOSTON" (March 1770). This example is one of only 29 authentic original prints known existent. Most remain unavailable to collectors being held in institutional collections. The most important and famous American Copper-Plate Engraving, printed and sold by Boston Patriot Silversmith Paul Revere, Jr., that is widely seen illustrated in virtually every American History reference book. Revere's Copper-Plate engraving was advertised for sale in the March 26th, 1770 editions of the "Boston Evening Post" and the "Boston Gazette" (printed by Benjamin Edes) as: "a Print, containing a Representation of the late horrid Massacre in King-street." Two days later, Revere noted in his Day Book that he paid the printers Edes & Gill to produce 200 impressions. This cataloger, while attending Northeastern University in Boston (1971-1976), visited the Massachusetts State house on Beacon Hill in Boston, having arranged for a viewing of the existing Copper-Plate engraved by Paul Revere held in the State's archives. It proved a memory of a lifetime, holding that original plate in my hands for close examination. Chills went up my arms when I turned that original Revere engraved plate over to view its reverse. I still get goose bumps remembering my amazement that the reverse side was also engraved by Revere, used for Sheet of rare 1775 "Sword in Hand" Revolutionary War Colonial Currency notes, bearing its historic vignette of a patriot "Minuteman" holding his Sword in one hand and a copy of the "Magna Charta" in his other (after November of 1776, the plate was reengraved to read "Independence"). The legend above his head reads, "Issued in defence of American Liberty." It was a remarkable and amazing experience, much as your having the opportunity to acquire a 1770 printed "original" made off that same Copper-Plate that I held in my hands. The engraving was a powerful propaganda tool that helped to galvanize public opinion against the British, and helped spark the coming American Revolution. The image depicted British soldiers firing on unarmed civilians and was designed to evoke outrage and sympathy for the victims of the "Massacre". Originally 200 copies of the engraving were printed by Sons of Liberty member Benjamin Edes for Revere, the image was widely distributed throughout the colonies and helped to fuel anti-British sentiment. "Few prints have influenced history as much as Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre of 1770." - D. Roylance, American Graphic Arts, Princeton, 1990, page 48. This Engraving is Hand-Colored, and measures about 11.5" tall x 9.5" wide (290 x 240 mm). It is professionally framed, viewed through special "TRU VUE" coated UV protective glass, and custom mounted within a surrounding light tan mat. This Engraving is printed on laid period paper, having professional conservation to some text, with restorations and repairs. It is laid down on archival acid fee paper for support, preservation, and presentation. There are restored losses at the upper right and lower left corners measuring about 50 x 40 mm and at top affecting the final two words at the title's end, that have been restored. Restorations to some smaller chips along the marginal outer edges. Several small internal and edge chips have been restored in the background buildings at right, some wear and slight losses are visible along the repaired tears with conservation. The clock-face has been filled-in hand-colored. Overall, viewed as framed, this print retains it exciting politically charged theme. A most prized possession, this important engraving is prominently featured in virtually every Colonial, Revolutionary War era, and American history book. It is lacking in most institutional and personal collections. An important, rare opportunity to acquire one of the few available original copies of Paul Revere's Engraved Print: "The BLOODY MASSACRE perpetrated in King - Street, BOSTON on March 5th 1770, by a party of the 29th Regt." The Bloody Massacre Engraving remains a pivotal, critically important historical artifact that played a highly significant role in shaping American history. It helped to fuel the American Revolutionary fervor that eventually led to American Independence, and it stands as a reminder of the power of propaganda in shaping public opinion. Paul Revere's political engraving "The Bloody Massacre", was the most provocative and stirring American propaganda engravings, leading up to the American Revolution. It depicts the events of March 5, 1770, when British soldiers of the 29th Regiment fired into a crowd of American colonists in Boston, killing five people. Revere also made and engraved a "Sons of Liberty" Silver Punch Bowl in 1768 (currently displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston), which is widely regarded as the most famous example of Colonial American Presentation Silver. See: "The Engravings of Paul Revere", Clarence Brigham 14: Stokes & Haskell, 1770-C-10, Stauffer, 2675. Presumed second state [with a small clock tower]. Engraved caption at top, at bottom 18 lines of verse ("Unhappy Boston! See thy Sons deplore...") and a detailed list of the American casualties: "Saml Gray, Saml Maverick, James Caldwell, Crispus Attucks, and Patrick Carr," plus "Six wounded; two of them (Christr Monk & John Clark) Mortally." Provenance: Eric Caren (his sale, Bonham's, New York, April 7th, 2014, lot 51); Ambassador J. William Middendorf II Collection. ______ * Next Page? Paul Revere's inflammatory Copper-Plate engraving titled, "The Bloody Massacre" was one of the most evocative propaganda pieces printed during the American Revolution. Revere lived in Boston and made his living as a silversmith, engraver and metalworker. A member of the Sons of Liberty, a militant group formed in 1765, he produced engravings with pro-revolutionary themes to raise money for the dissident organization. The best known among these engravings are a depiction of the arrival of British troops in 1768 and the present depiction of the March 1770 Boston Massacre. Revere also made and engraved a "Sons of Liberty" punch bowl in 1768 (currently displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston), which is widely regarded as the most famous example of Colonial American Presentation Silver. The momentous event, the evening of March 5th 1770 in which five Bostonians died by soldiers of the 29th British Regiment's musketry took on great political symbolic significance in the highly charged fervor over the public affairs between England and its American colonies, particularly in "hotbed" Massachusetts. As a founding member of the Sons of Liberty, Paul Revere immediately recognized the propaganda value of the deadly incident, and he "saw the opportunity of furthering the Patriot cause by circulating so significant a print" (See: Clarence S. Brigham, Paul Revere's Engravings, New York, 1969, pages 52-53). Revere's powerful depiction was based on a prior sketch of the bloody confrontation by Henry Pelham. Revere's engraving was advertised for sale in the March 26th, 1770 editions of the Boston Evening Post and the Boston Gazette (owned by fellow Sons of Liberty founding member Benjamin Edes), as "a Print, containing a Representation of the late horrid Massacre in King-street." Two days later, Revere noted in his Day Book that he paid the printers "Edes & Gill to produce 200 impressions". Paul Revere and Benjamin Edes were also ringleaders in the "Boston Tea Party" of December 16th, 1773, when, in protest of unfairly levied taxes, American colonists dumped British Tea into Boston Harbor from the British merchant ship "Dartmouth". Revere's exalted place in American legend was cemented by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" (1860), which recounted the patriot's dangerous mission in April 1775 to warn American colonists of the impending invasion of British troops. Famously, one lantern would be lit in the steeple of the North Church in Charlestown to alert if the British were arriving by land, and "two if by sea." Considering the extreme value of original Paul Revere "Boston Massacre" Prints, as recently in January 2019 a finer quality example sold at a major New York City auction house for over $400,000. Paul Revere, Jr. was an American silversmith, engraver, early industrialist, and historic Patriot in the American Revolution. He is best known for his midnight ride to alert the colonial militia in April 1775 to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "Paul Revere's Ride" (1861). At age 41, Revere was a prosperous, established and prominent Boston silversmith. He had helped organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch on the British military. Revere later served as a Massachusetts militia officer, though his service ended after the Penobscot Expedition, one of the most disastrous military campaigns of the American Revolutionary War, for which he was absolved of any blame. Following the American Revolutionary War, Revere returned to his silversmith trade. He used the profits from his expanding business to finance his work in iron casting, bronze bell and cannon casting, and the forging of copper bolts and spikes. About 1800, he became the first American to successfully roll copper into sheets, and to other forms of copper for use as on the United States first built naval vessels, including the frigate USS Constitution (a.k.a. "Old Ironsides), and later for sheathing covering the domed roof of the Massachusetts State House in Boston. This Hand-Colored original engraving, beneath the image is a poem which reads: "Unhappy Boston! See thy Sons deplore. Thy hallow'd Walks besmear'd with guiltless Gore. While faithless P-n and his savage Bands. With murd'rous Rancour stretch their bloody Hands; Like fierce Barbarians grinning o'er their Prey, Approve the Carnage and enjoy the Day. If scalding drops from Rage from Anguish Wrung if Speechless Sorrows lab'ring for a Tongue, or if a weeping World can ought appease The plaintive Ghosts of Victims such s these; The Patriot's copious Tears for each are shed, a Glorious Tribute which embalms the Dead. But know Fate summons to that awful Goal, Where justice strips the Murd'rer of his Soul; Should venal C-ts the scandal of the Land, Snatch the relentless Villain from her Hand, Keen Execrations on this Plate inscrib'd Shall reach a Judge who never can be brib'd." Beneath is Revere's hand-engraved script text which reads: "The unhappy Suffers were Mess s Sam L Gray, Sam L Maverick, Jam S Caldwell, Crispus Attucks, & Patk Carr. Killed Six. wounded: two of them (Christ R Monk & John Clark) Mortally." Above the image is the formal title: "The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King-Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt." The scene features the American colonists to the left, and the British 29th Regiment soldiers firing rifles with bayonets to the right. There are eight soldiers, all wearing red coats and hats, with one of their legs extended forward. In the foreground, behind the regiment, is the British commander, Captain Preston with Sword Raised. Between the soldiers and colonists is a thick cloud of smoke; two pair of legs are visible beneath. There are about twenty-four colonists in various states of panic and casualties from musket shot. Three are prostrate on the ground and bleeding; two have been shot in the head, and one shot in the chest. Two men help to move another wounded man away, who has been shot in the chest. A fifth man in the background is bleeding from the head. One man extends his arm towards the soldiers, one man looks away from the scene with his hand in his pocket, another figure has a cloak draped around his/her shoulders and with arms folded looking right. In the foreground is a spotted dog beside the boxed text: "Engrav'd Printed & Sold by Paul Revere Boston." In the background are several buildings including, and labeled: Butcher's Hall and the Custom House with balcony; in the center is the State House with clock and central balcony. To the left is a raised steeple of the First Church with cupola, and a chimney billowing smoke, as well as a crescent moon facing left in the upper-left corner. The weathervane of the Old State House intersects with the text above the image. The Engraving of "The BLOODY MASSACRE perpetrated in King - Street, BOSTON on March 5th 1770, by a party of the 29th Regt.", Boston: Engrav'd Printed & Sold by Paul Revere.", was created by Paul Revere, a silversmith, engraver, and metalworker. Revere was a founding member of the Boston "Sons of Liberty," a group of American patriots who opposed British rule, who typically held their meeting at the Green Dragon Tavern in Boston, often together with fellow compatriots; printer Benjamin Edes, John Hancock, Samuel Adams and Doctor Joseph Warren. As a member of the Sons of Liberty, a militant Patriot group formed in 1765, Revere produced engravings with Pro-Revolutionary themes to raise money for their dissident organization. The best known among these prints is a depiction of the "Arrival of British Troops in 1768 landing at Boston Harbor" and the present depiction of the March 1770 "Boston Massacre" is the most significant. Revere also made and engraved a "Sons of Liberty" punch bowl in 1768 The tragic event of the evening of March 5th, 1770, in which five Bostonians died by British musketry took on great symbolic significance in the highly charged tenor of public affairs between England and its American colonies, particularly in "hotbed" Massachusetts. Paul Revere immediately recognized the potential propaganda value of the incident, and "saw the opportunity of furthering the patriot cause by circulating so significant a print" (See: Clarence S. Brigham, "Paul Revere's Engravings", New York, 1969, pages 52-53). Revere's powerful depiction was based on a sketch of the bloody confrontation by Henry Pelham. Revere's Copper-Plate engraving was advertised for sale in the March 26th, 1770 editions of the Boston Evening Post and the Boston Gazette as "a Print, containing a Representation of the late horrid Massacre in King-street." Two days later Revere noted in his Day Book that he paid the printers Edes & Gill to produce 200 impressions. The image also played an important role in shaping the narrative of the Boston Massacre. At the time, there was a great deal of debate over who was responsible for the violence. Some argued that the colonists had provoked the soldiers by throwing snowballs and insults, while others blamed the British soldiers for using excessive force. The Bloody Massacre Engraving helped to cement the idea that the British soldiers were the aggressors and that they had wantonly fired on innocent civilians. Paul Revere was a ringleader in rallying the Boston Tea Party of December 16th, 1773, when, in protest of unfairly levied taxes, American colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor from the British merchant ship Dartmouth. Revere's exalted place in American legend was cemented by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" (1860), which recounted the patriot's dangerous mission in April 1775 to warn colonists of the impending invasion of British troops. Famously, one lantern would be lit in the steeple of the North Church in Charlestown to alert townspeople if the British were arriving by land, and "two if by sea."
PAUL REVERE American Art Pottery Dish. Rabbit Bunny Design. Rich golden mustard glaze with central rabbit image. Marked. Dimensions: H: 8 inches: W: 8 inches: D: 1 inches --- US Shipping charge: In house shipping available. Will be calculated once destination known. Plus insurance at a rate of $1 per hundred.
Paul Revere Pottery "The Mayflower" Tile early 20th century glazed earthenware marked with circular ink stamp 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches (plaque) 8 x 8 inches (frame)
Paul Revere Pottery Tile USA, c. 1915 glazed earthenware 5.125 h x 5.125 w in (13 x 13 cm) Tile features glossy finish with a peacock and a small bird in a tree. Ink-stamped circular manufacturer's mark to reverse. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
By International. The piece is very nicely cared for and in good overall condition. No monogram or chasing. H3 3/8" W6 1/2" 378 grams standard Sold from the collection of a Charlotte, NC family.
