tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post20175119571682131..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: The Grasshopper on Faneuil HallUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-13370438729900897862012-05-30T09:40:19.629-05:002012-05-30T09:40:19.629-05:00I love the post. It is a lovely piece of work and ...I love the post. It is a lovely piece of work and a nice juxtaposition to the Cow on Quincy market. This is a neat bit of trivia that I can work into my tours for out of town guests. Will try to ping the Boston by Foot crowd.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16155123596413935704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-20335106081340107012012-05-26T14:50:48.992-05:002012-05-26T14:50:48.992-05:00Why a grasshopper on the Royal Exchange?
http://e...Why a grasshopper on the Royal Exchange?<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gresham#The_Gresham_grasshopperSteve Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-4864510486430277182012-05-26T07:10:11.397-05:002012-05-26T07:10:11.397-05:00Crediting Faneuil does fit with the sequence of ev...Crediting Faneuil does fit with the sequence of events. According to a note put into the grasshopper by Shem Drowne's son, it was made in May 1742. The building was turned over to the selectmen in August, whereupon they named it after Faneuil.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-29419260217614153672012-05-26T06:57:31.422-05:002012-05-26T06:57:31.422-05:00I would question whether "Boston probably com...I would question whether "Boston probably commissioned Drowne to make the grasshopper" or whether it was Peter Faneuil himself who made the choice of the weathervane. After all, it was Faneuil who paid for the building and supervised its construction; he simply turned the keys over to the town when it was completed. And it was Faneuil who, like his late uncle, was a member of the Royal Exchange.<br /><br />Many of the town's residents were opposed to the construction of the hall, as J.L. noted in Tuesday's post (May 22).Charles Bahnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-41196834229734049452012-05-25T08:54:36.205-05:002012-05-25T08:54:36.205-05:00Thanks for the pointer, Nat. Here's a good pho...Thanks for the pointer, Nat. <a href="http://oldstatehousetower.blogspot.com/2008/07/weathervane-returns-to-top.html" rel="nofollow">Here's</a> a good photo of the Old State House weathervane being reinstalled after recent restoration. It's interesting to compare its shape to the vane on Old North Church.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-82683843131174613672012-05-25T08:36:33.121-05:002012-05-25T08:36:33.121-05:00Nice work, John! To add to your list of Shem Drow...Nice work, John! To add to your list of Shem Drowne's work in Boston, he also did the weathervane on top of the Old State House. This was badly damaged in the fire of 1747, which destroyed the top two floors of the building as well as its tower, but the vane was rescued, restored by Drowne, and placed atop the new tower, where it still stands today.Nat Sheidleyhttp://www.bostonhistory.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-37421244176544057052012-05-25T05:36:59.147-05:002012-05-25T05:36:59.147-05:00Interesting. I worked for a company many years ag...Interesting. I worked for a company many years ago that borrowed the name Faneuil for its company name and was further lame enough to use the grasshopper weathervane as a logo. We always wondered what the grasshopper symbolized.An Urban Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08666212353075804092noreply@blogger.com