Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: South Carolina coat of ams
Object Number:
1961.76
Date:
1829-1855
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/8 in. ( 18.7 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on back: abstract flower
printed: in blue on back: image on flying eagle with shield and banner, "E PLURIBUS UNUM", "4"
Description:
Glazed molded pearlware dish with blue and white transfer print decoration of arms of South Carolina with palm tree with shield "July 4" and "South Carolina" at bottom, and border o trumpet flowers, thistle and leaves on brim.
Gallery Label:
This plate is from Thomas Mayer's, "American Series of Arms of the States".
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
