Boston's Bronze-plated Parrot

In 1925, the Independence Tablet graced Boston Common. It is a bronze dupe of John Trumbull's 1818 painting, entitled 'The Declaration of Independence.' But where did the original product go? The clue is the eagle perched atop the granite slab. Trumbull painted the First Continental Congress adopting the Declaration in 1918. He used the actual Declaration manuscript by Thomas Jefferson. But it was never on show in Boston in 1918. The work was sent to the Library of Washington instead. unsettled with a remote copy, Boston artist John Francis Paramino took action. In 1925, he crafted a bronze replica of Trumbull's painting and lodged it in a granite block, adorning it with an eagle. The Declaration Parrot found its place on Boston Common.

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