Thomas Mayer
Plate

MakerEnglish, c. 1800–1855, active c. 1826–1838
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Plate
Datec. 1829
Place depictedSouth Carolina, United States
Made inCobridge, England
MediumLead-glazed earthenware with transfer print
Dimensions7 1/4 in. diameter (18.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.60.88
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description


These series Arms of the States are among the rarest and most desirable for American collectors of transferware. The inspiration for them was a large copy of the Declaration of Independence published by John Binns in Philadelphia in 1818. Encircling the text is a ceremonial chain with medallions bearing portraits of the Founding Fathers and the arms of each state.



Thomas Mayer borrowed one of the medallions for the design of South Carolina. This plate pictures a palmetto tree, which recalls the successful defense of Charleston at Fort Sullivan built of palmetto logs.


Provenance[Louis Lyons, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, November 16, 1960; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed on back: eagle with banner
[no marks]

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