Liberty Blue Soup Tureen

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Liberty Blue Soup Tureen Overview: This auction is for a Liberty Blue Soup Tureen. This item is in MINT CONDITION!!!!! The scene on the Tureen is on the lid is The Boston Tea Party and Minutemen scene on the bowl. What's Included? - (1) Liberty Blue Soup Tureen which is in MINT CONDITION! Features - Cover: The Tea Act of 1773 was meant to help the ailing East India Company by selling tea at a cheaper price than could the the colonial merchants. The import tea tax still had to be paid though by colonists and they deeply resented this. Finally, the colonists had enough of this unfair taxation. A group of Boston men disguised themselves as native American "Indians" and sneaked aboard the British ships in the harbor. During the night, they dumped about 10,000 pounds of tea from the ships into the harbor as a retaliation against the unfair tax. Many men so firmly believed this war was right, they did nothing to disguise their appearance. Subsequent tea parties also took place in Providence, New York, Greenwich, and Annapolis in 1774. - Bottom: The scene on the bottom depicts the Minutemen. These were patriots who were trained to be the militia that would fight for freedom against the British. Minutemen took this name because they were expected to be ready on a minute's notice. - The Soup Tureen is 8" tall and 13" wide. Also holds 1 read more