Silver
This is the big one, folks. Silver is all up in this novel, which we would expect since Johnny is, of course, a silversmith… at least to begin with. Silver is what he loves. His skill with it is...
The Rising Eye
The rising eye is the Lyte family's crest: This was an eye rising up from the sea. From it rays of light (or lashes) streamed out, half-covering the surface of the cup. It was this emblem Merchant...
The Lyte Cup
The cup Johnny's mother passed on to him combines the two other important images in the novel: it is made of silver and engraved with the rising eye. The cup represents different things at differen...
The Boston Observer's Sign
Johnny first steps into the Boston Observer's office because, "Above one tiny shop he saw a sign that attracted him. It was a little man in bright blue coat and red breeches, solemnly gazing at Sal...
The Liberty Tree
We don't actually see the Liberty Tree except on the medal Rab shows when he visits Johnny in jail: "About his muscular, brown throat Johnny could see a medal hung upon a string. On it was engraved...