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Typical dress of the Boston elite, c. 1816–1817
Beacon Hill, a preeminent Boston Brahmin neighborhood in the vicinity of the Massachusetts State House
Beacon Hill, a preeminent Boston Brahmin neighborhood in the vicinity of the Massachusetts State House
Samuel Adams, American statesman, Massachusetts governor, and Founding Father of the United States
Samuel Adams, American statesman, Massachusetts governor, and Founding Father of the United States
John Amory Lowell, banking merchant
John Amory Lowell, banking merchant
The Sacred Cod in its "natural habitat". "Humble the subject and homely the design; yet this painted image bears on its finny front a majesty greater
The Sacred Cod in its "natural habitat". "Humble the subject and homely the design; yet this painted image bears on its finny front a majesty greater than the dignity that art can lend to graven gold or chiselled marble", said an 1895 paean by Massachusetts legislators.[C]
A "sacred cod" in its natural habitat
A "sacred cod" in its natural habitat
The modern Massachusetts State House (seen here c. 1862), where the third Sacred Cod hangs in the Rep­re­sen­ta­tives chamber.
The modern Massachusetts State House (seen here c. 1862), where the third Sacred Cod hangs in the Rep­re­sen­ta­tives chamber.
Etching (Ballou's Pictorial, 1856) of the old Representatives (now Senate) chamber, with the Sacred Cod near upper right
Etching (Ballou's Pictorial, 1856) of the old Representatives (now Senate) chamber, with the Sacred Cod near upper right