A blue transfer print pearlware plate with a central scene of the South Carolina coat of arms surrounded by an inner border of palmettes and an outer floral motif.
plates (dishes)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
tin (metal)
palmette (motif)
floral patterns
vines
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Earthenware
Transfer Printed
Tin Glazed
Coat-of-Arms
Vine
Heraldry
Palmette
Trumpet Flower
Plate, Food
One of many views of the early United States highlighted in the online exhibit "Patriotic America."
The palmetto tree, which is also depicted on the state flag, is shown with a toppled English Oak at its base, symbolizing the power of England having been overcome and supplanted.
Printed on bottom: [eagle]
South Carolina
Mayer, Thomas (Maker)
Stoke, England, Staffordshire
3/4 (D), 6 5/16 (diameter) (inches)
1931.1742
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