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The Silver Punch Bowl Made by Paul Revere, 1768

Benjamin Franklin Stevens · 1895

An 1895 newspaper study examining the silver punch bowl Revere crafted to commemorate a 1768 vote of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

This article studies a silver punch bowl Revere made, linking his silversmith craft to Massachusetts politics before the Revolution.

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Benjamin Franklin Stevens, The Silver Punch Bowl Made by Paul Revere, 1768, reproduced from the Boston Sunday Herald, 1895.

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This is an 1895 article by Benjamin Franklin Stevens, reproduced from the Boston Sunday Herald, studying a silver punch bowl made by Paul Revere. The bowl commemorated a 1768 vote of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Why it matters

The piece highlights Revere's skill as a silversmith alongside his political activity, describing him as both an "ardent patriot" and an "excellent mechanic." It shows how objects he crafted were tied directly to political events of the pre-Revolutionary period, and how later writers used such objects to tell the story of the Revolution.

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  • Why would a political vote be commemorated with a silver punch bowl rather than a document?
  • What does this article suggest about how Revere balanced his craft and his politics?
  • How reliable might a newspaper article written over a century later be as a source on Revere's work?

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