A Historian at MIT Discovered the Surprising Truth About This Chinese Label Long Thought to Be a Souvenir of the Boston Tea Party

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“Brown himself didn’t doubt the label’s authenticity as a Tea Party relic when he embarked on his study of it.”
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Frase de exemploBrown himself didn’t doubt the label’s authenticity as a Tea Party relic when he embarked on his study of it.
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“So when the American Historical Review called on scholars to submit essays about objects connected with the American Revolution, Brown wasn’t the most likely contributor.”
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Frase de exemploSo when the American Historical Review called on scholars to submit essays about objects connected with the American Revolution, Brown wasn’t the most likely contributor.
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“But the artifact’s true origin came to light when Brown took a closer look at the Chinese text on the label.”
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Frase de exemploBut the artifact’s true origin came to light when Brown took a closer look at the Chinese text on the label.
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“While researching the artifact’s provenance, Brown discovered that it dated not to the colonial era, but some 100 years later.”
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Frase de exemploWhile researching the artifact’s provenance, Brown discovered that it dated not to the colonial era, but some 100 years later.
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“The Old South Meeting House, where 18th-century revolutionaries met to plan protests against the British government, hung the label in a permanent exhibition.”
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Frase de exemploThe Old South Meeting House, where 18th-century revolutionaries met to plan protests against the British government, hung the label in a permanent exhibition.
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“But the artifact’s true origin came to light when Brown took a closer look at the Chinese text on the label.”
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Frase de exemploBut the artifact’s true origin came to light when Brown took a closer look at the Chinese text on the label.
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“The Old South Meeting House, where 18th-century revolutionaries met to plan protests against the British government, hung the label in a permanent exhibition.”
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Frase de exemploThe Old South Meeting House, where 18th-century revolutionaries met to plan protests against the British government, hung the label in a permanent exhibition.
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“So when the American Historical Review called on scholars to submit essays about objects connected with the American Revolution, Brown wasn’t the most likely contributor.”
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Frase de exemploSo when the American Historical Review called on scholars to submit essays about objects connected with the American Revolution, Brown wasn’t the most likely contributor.
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““This extraordinary event was performed by ordinary people,” Evan O’Brien, creative manager at the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum, told the Boston Globe ’s Andres Picon in 2018.”
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Frase de exemplo“This extraordinary event was performed by ordinary people,” Evan O’Brien, creative manager at the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum, told the Boston Globe ’s Andres Picon in 2018.
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“But Brown, noticing that one set of its characters appeared to represent the phonetic pronunciation of a foreign word, tried the translation in Cantonese instead.”
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Frase de exemploBut Brown, noticing that one set of its characters appeared to represent the phonetic pronunciation of a foreign word, tried the translation in Cantonese instead.
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“A Historian at MIT Discovered the Surprising Truth About This Chinese Label Long Thought to Be a Souvenir of the Boston Tea Party The saga of the artifact displayed at Boston’s Old South Meeting House demonstrates how the study of history evolves Ryley Graham | Correspondent August 12, 2026 5:17 p.m.”
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Frase de exemploA Historian at MIT Discovered the Surprising Truth About This Chinese Label Long Thought to Be a Souvenir of the Boston Tea Party The saga of the artifact displayed at Boston’s Old South Meeting House demonstrates how the study of history evolves Ryley Graham | Correspondent August 12, 2026 5:17 p.m.
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“The surprising research, published last month, not only amends a historical inaccuracy but sheds light on how societies come to establish collective memory around artifacts.”
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Frase de exemploThe surprising research, published last month, not only amends a historical inaccuracy but sheds light on how societies come to establish collective memory around artifacts.
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Frase de exemploA Historian at MIT Discovered the Surprising Truth About This Chinese Label Long Thought to Be a Souvenir of the Boston Tea Party Skip to main content Search Shop Newsletters Renew Give a Gift Subscribe Membership i Subscribe Give a Gift Renew Sections Smart News History Science Innovation Arts & Culture Travel At the Smithsonian More from Smithsonian magazine Newsletters Photo Contest Podcast Videos Our Partners Smithsonian Store Smithsonian Journeys Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine and get a FREE tote.
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“In an act of protest against this taxation, on December 16, 1773, disguised colonists boarded ships in Boston harbor and threw more than 300 chests of imported tea overboard.”
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Frase de exemploIn an act of protest against this taxation, on December 16, 1773, disguised colonists boarded ships in Boston harbor and threw more than 300 chests of imported tea overboard.
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““The label is a 19th-century commercial document that later acquired a revolutionary pedigree,” Brown wrote in his research .”
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Frase de exemplo“The label is a 19th-century commercial document that later acquired a revolutionary pedigree,” Brown wrote in his research .
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“Brown points out in MIT News that this rewriting of an artifact’s history doesn’t reduce the tea label’s historical value, but rather reframes what makes it interesting.”
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Frase de exemploBrown points out in MIT News that this rewriting of an artifact’s history doesn’t reduce the tea label’s historical value, but rather reframes what makes it interesting.
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““The label is a 19th-century commercial document that later acquired a revolutionary pedigree,” Brown wrote in his research .”
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Frase de exemplo“The label is a 19th-century commercial document that later acquired a revolutionary pedigree,” Brown wrote in his research .
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“Her work has appeared in outlets such as National Geographic , Earth Island Journal and USA Today .”
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Frase de exemploHer work has appeared in outlets such as National Geographic , Earth Island Journal and USA Today .
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“But Brown, noticing that one set of its characters appeared to represent the phonetic pronunciation of a foreign word, tried the translation in Cantonese instead.”
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Frase de exemploBut Brown, noticing that one set of its characters appeared to represent the phonetic pronunciation of a foreign word, tried the translation in Cantonese instead.
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“But Brown, noticing that one set of its characters appeared to represent the phonetic pronunciation of a foreign word, tried the translation in Cantonese instead.”
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Frase de exemploBut Brown, noticing that one set of its characters appeared to represent the phonetic pronunciation of a foreign word, tried the translation in Cantonese instead.