A Tile from John Hancock’s Home in Boston, Massachusetts, With Provenance from the Quincy Descendants
This tile passed through the family of Hancock's wife, Dorothy Quincy, from whose descendants we acquired it
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The Hancock Manor was built between 1734 and 1737 by Joshua Blanchard for the wealthy merchant Thomas Hancock. It was the first house to be erected on the top of Beacon Hill west of the summit and stood alone with no westward neighbor until around 1768, when the portrait painter John Singleton...
The Hancock Manor was built between 1734 and 1737 by Joshua Blanchard for the wealthy merchant Thomas Hancock. It was the first house to be erected on the top of Beacon Hill west of the summit and stood alone with no westward neighbor until around 1768, when the portrait painter John Singleton Copley built a house farther down the slope. It would become home to John Hancock.
In 1863, the mansion was torn down in spite of a public outcry, at which time some mementos were saved, among them this tile.
We acquired this from the direct descendants of Hancock’s wife, Dorothy Quincy.
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