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A new method of torture as practised in Boston. The print shows two men with a tarred and feathered customs officer forcing him to drink from a large teapot. The man has a short rope around his neck; which may have been attached to the rope hanging from a gallows in the background. On 27 January 1774; British customs official John Malcolm was tarred and feathered; led to a gallows and forced to drink tea; Historic; digitally restored reprod.

A new method of torture as practised in Boston. The print shows two men with a tarred and feathered customs officer forcing him to drink from a large teapot. The man has a short rope around his neck; which may have been attached to the rope hanging from a gallows in the background. On 27 January 1774; British customs official John Malcolm was tarred and feathered; led to a gallows and forced to drink tea; Historic; digitally restored reprod.
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A new method of torture as practised in Boston. The print shows two men with a tarred and feathered customs officer forcing him to drink from a large teapot. The man has a short rope around his neck; which may have been attached to the rope hanging from a gallows in the background. On 27 January 1774; British customs official John Malcolm was tarred and feathered; led to a gallows and forced to drink tea; Historic; digitally restored reprod
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3662 x 4774 px | 50.0 MB
Print size:
31.0 x 40.4 cm | 12.2 x 15.9 in (300 dpi)
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