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Here’s the tea

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English

An MIT historian, Tristan Brown, has uncovered that a Chinese tea chest label previously believed to be a relic from the Boston Tea Party was actually created nearly a century later. His research revealed that the label was associated with a US firm involved in tea trade during the 1860s and 1870s, prompting a reevaluation of how ordinary objects can shape historical narratives.

中文

麻省理工学院的历史学家特里斯坦·布朗发现，之前被认为是波士顿茶会遗物的中国茶箱标签实际上是在近一个世纪后制作的。他的研究表明，该标签与19世纪60年代和70年代参与茶叶贸易的美国公司有关，这促使人们重新审视普通物品如何塑造历史叙事。