Boston Tea Party tea in a glass bottle

Title: Boston Tea Party tea in a glass bottle (1773) Century: 18th century Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts Dimensions (cm): 17.2 x 6.8 x 4.3 cm Materials: Glass; Tea; Cork; Red wax; Paper; Brown ink Description: Glass bottle containing tea leaves collected on the shore of Dorchester Neck the morning of 17 December 1773. Cork stopper has been sealed with red wax. Paper labels on each side with manuscript text in brown ink. Label 1: Tea / that was gathered up on the / Shore of Dorchester neck on / the morning after the destruction / of the three Cargos, at Boston / December 17, 1773. Label 2: Presented by Rev. Dr. Harris. Local notes: Bottle cracked at neck on label 1 side: otherwise in good condition. Provenance: Presented by Rev. Dr. Thaddeus Mason Harris, 1768-1842. Repository: From the Collection of the Massachusetts Historical Society Repository Item Record: Animal/Botanical 02.008 East Stacks Row 3, http://balthazaar.masshist.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&BBID=157181 Rights: Public Domain