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Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object name |
Handbill |
Title |
Public Festival ... |
Artist or maker |
Dutton & Wentworth's Print |
Date |
1843 |
Place of origin |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Materials and techniques |
Ink on paper; printing |
Physical description |
Paper handbill for the public festival on Saturday, June 17th 1843 at Fanueil Hall in honor of the completion of the Bunker Hill Monument listing the Bill of Fare for the celebration, which included three courses. |
Historical context |
Groundbreaking of the Bunker Hill Monument began in 1825. The monument, a 221-foot granite obelisk, was dedicated on June 17, 1843 with the largest Bunker Hill Day celebration since 1825. The celebration included a three-hour stately procession from the State House to Bunker Hill led by President John Tyler, members of the cabinet, and an assortment of dignitaries. Daniel Webster, orator and founding member of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, spoke at the celebration. |
Catalogue number |
1984.07.003 |
Collection name |
Manuscripts & Ephemera |
Credit line |
Collection of Fraunces Tavern Museum |
People |
Dutton and Wentworth |
Subjects and places |
Bunker Hill Monument Faneuil Hall Boston Massachusetts New England United States |