Figure 3 Merryman plate, English, 1680–1700. Tin-glazed earthenware. D. 8 1/2"(Courtesy, Historic Deerfield; photo, Silas Hurry.) The sherd illustrated in fig. 1 has been superimposed on a portion of the Merryman verse, “Let him doe what he cane,” the central motif for this plate.