Paul Revere, Jr.
Bookplate for Isaiah Thomas (1749–1831)

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Artist Paul Revere, Jr.(American, 1734–1818)American, 1734–1818

CultureAmerican

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Bookplate for Isaiah Thomas (1749–1831)

Datec. 1765–1770

PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States

MediumEngraving on laid paper

Dimensionssheet: 3 1/2 × 3 3/16 in. (8.9 × 8.1 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase

Object numberB.81.3

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Metals Study Room

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Bayou Bend

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DescriptionBecause silver was frequently decorated with engraving, colonial silversmiths often worked as engravers, as Paul Revere did. Revere engraved this bookplate for his friend Isaiah Thomas, a printer and publisher, and founder of the American Antiquarian Society.
Provenance[American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts]; purchased by MFAH, 1980.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed: Isiah Thomas [Brigham 1953, pl. 53]

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