The Bostonians paying the excise-man, or tarring & featheri
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The Bostonians paying the excise-man, or tarring & featheri
The Bostonians paying the excise-man, or tarring & feathering. Print shows five men forcing a tarred and feathered customs officer to drink from a teapot, a bucket and a liberty cap are on the ground at his feet. They stand beneath the Liberty Tree from which a rope with a noose hangs; in the background, shadowy figures on a ship dump tea overboard. Date 1774 Octr. 31. The Bostonians paying the excise-man, or tarring & feathering. Print shows five men forcing a tarred and feathered customs officer to drink from a teapot, a bucket and a liberty cap are on the ground at his feet. They stand beneath the Liberty Tree from which a rope with a noose hangs; in the background, shadowy figures on a ship dump tea overboard. Date 1774 Octr. 31
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This powerful and iconic print, titled 'The Bostonians paying the excise-man, or tarring & feathering,' depicts a pivotal moment in American history that took place on October 31, 1774. The image shows five determined men forcibly tarring and feathering a customs officer, a symbol of British authority, in defiance of the unpopular Tea Act and the increasing taxation without representation. The officer, wearing a red coat and tricorn hat, is shown with a terrified expression as he is made to drink from a teapot, a bucket, and a liberty cap, which represents freedom. The scene unfolds beneath the iconic Liberty Tree, a symbol of resistance and rebellion, from which a noose hangs ominously. The tree, a common gathering place for protests and political discussions, is a powerful reminder of the people's commitment to their cause. In the background, shadowy figures are shown dumping tea overboard from a ship, a clear reference to the Boston Tea Party that had taken place just a few months earlier. The print, created in 1774, is a testament to the growing tensions between the American colonists and the British government. It is a powerful visual representation of the colonists' determination to assert their rights and their unwillingness to be subjected to British rule without representation. The image became a symbol of the American Revolution and is considered an important piece of American history and political cartography.
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