Silas D. Hurry
What Is “What” in St. Mary’s City?

Ceramics in America 2005

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  • Figure 1
    Figure 1

    Plate sherd, English, 1680– 1700. Tin-glazed earthenware. H. 7/8". Hand-painted in cobalt blue “... what ....” (Courtesy, Historic St. Mary’s City.)

  • Figure 2
    Figure 2

    Set of six octagonal plates, probably Dutch, possibly British, ca. 1684. Tin-glazed earthenware. D. 8 1/8". (Courtesy, Historic Deerfield.)

  • Figure 3
    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.