"Arms of Massachusetts" Fruit Dish, between 1826 and 1830

  • Thomas Mayer, English, 1800 - 1855

White earthenware with blue transfer-printed decoration

  • Overall: 3 × 10 3/8 × 7 3/4 inches (7.6 × 26.4 × 19.7 cm)

Gift of Mrs. Gustavus D. Pope

17.220

Inscribed, center: MASSACHUSETTS Inscribed, on coat of arms: Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem [translated: By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty.]

Mrs Gustavus D. Pope

1917-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Thomas Mayer, "Arms of Massachusetts" Fruit Dish, between 1826 and 1830, white earthenware with blue transfer-printed decoration. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Gustavus D. Pope, 17.220.