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Located on Charles river; site of key pre-Revolutionary War events, Boston Massacre 1770 & Boston Tea Party 1773; expanded with textile mills, shipbuilding & trade 18th-19th cen.; noted for Faneuil Hall (1742-1805) & Paul Revere House (1680).

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(c) 2018 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Chandelier
19th century
(c) 2019 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Miniature Galleon
19th century
(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Stone
19th century
(c) 2018 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Avalon Tile
20th century
(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Bell Striker
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Walking Stick: Whistler's Wand
19th century
People
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Francis Amasa Walker
Boston, 1840 - 1897, Boston
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Isabel Butler
American, active 1899 - 1906
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James R. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co.
active Boston, 1891 - 1897
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Cupples, Upham & Co.
active Boston, 1883 - 1890
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E. H. Holton
active Boston, 1920s
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Marshall Jones Company
active Boston, 1905-1937