Yorktown Tea Party
Dublin Core
Title
Yorktown Tea Party
Subject
Yorktown (Va.) - Pictorial works
Tea tax (American colonies)
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783
King, Sidney E. (Sidney Eugene), 1906-2002
Description
Oil painting depicting the Yorktown Tea Party, Virginia's counterpart to the Boston Tea Party, which took place on November 7, 1774. York County residents learned that despite the passage of a resolution to boycott such English goods as tea, Williamsburg merchant John Prentis had ordered tea from London. In retaliation for his violation of the resolution, they climbed aboard the ship Virginia and emptied two half chests of tea into the York river.
Creator
King, Sidney E.
Date
Circa 1956
Date Created
Circa 1956
Is Part Of
Sidney E. King Paintings
Type
Image
Identifier
T1990-54
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Oil on board
Physical Dimensions
26 x 17.25 inches
Collection
Citation
King, Sidney E., “Yorktown Tea Party,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed April 19, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/2686.