Arms of Massachusetts
   
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Pattern Category: Heraldic and Commemorative Series: Arms of the States Object Type: Dinner and Dessert Wares Dimensions:
Considered Rare Description: This platter shows the Massachusetts state seal adopted in 1780. The state motto, Ense petit placidum sub libertate quietam, or By the sword we seek peace (but only) under liberty - is attributed to the 17th century English patriot Algernon Sydney, whose writings, it is thought, influenced the earliest American patriots.
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