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An MIT historian uncovers the true origins of an artifact once thought to be a relic of the Boston Tea Party.
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An MIT historian uncovers the true origins of an artifact once thought to be a relic of the Boston Tea Party.
October 20, 2026
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When Tristan Brown, an associate professor of history at MIT, first examined a Chinese tea chest label displayed at Old South Meeting House, he had no reason to doubt its story. Descendants of the Boston blacksmith Thomas Wells had donated the label in 1987, saying it had been recovered…
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