File:A new method of Macarony making, as practiced at Boston. - 18880968853.jpg

English: Local accession number: 11_03_000050

Title: A new method of Macarony making, as practiced at Boston. Genre: Political cartoons; Engravings; Mezzotints; Prints Publisher: Printed for Carington Bowles, at his map & print warehouse, No. 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard. Publish'd as the act directs, London Date issued: 1774-10-19 Physical description: 1 print : mezzotint and engraving ; 18 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. Summary/Abstract: 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. General notes: Title from item.; Summary from: Library of Congress Print & Photographs Collection.; Reference: Boston Museum number 5232. Subjects: Customs employees; Tarring & feathering; Revolutionaries; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 Collection: Americana Collection Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department

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