4 Sew On Metal Shank Buttons MARYLAND Fisherman Plowman Motto Calvert Arms

Description

MARYLAND Calvert Arms with Plowman Fisherman Motto Images - Vintage Buttons Approx 1”
Sew on Metal Shank Picture Buttons .
Manufactured by Waterbury Button Company
Premium Gold Finish over Stamped pure Brass
Good vintage Condition. There is Some light wear to finish on one of the button edges - the others are excellent - see photos.
Each Measures just shy of one inch diameter
Will be shipped with postal tracking
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Image of the Calvert arms, described as follows:
Quarterly first and fourth, a paly of six Or and Sable, a bend counterchanged; quarterly second and third, quarterly Argent and Gules a cross bottony counterchanged. Above the shield an earl's coronet surmounted by a barred helm affronté Argent.
The supporters are a plowman (dexter) and a fisherman (sinister), the former holding a spade and the latter a fish; the mantling of ermine (reverse Gules) is entire and surrounds the whole composition. The crest is a crown with two pennants, the dexter Or and the sinister Sable.
The state motto, Fatti maschii, parole femine has its origin in the archaic Italian and translates as "Manly deeds, womanly words", or more generally, "Strong deeds, gentle words", which is the translation the government of Maryland cites officially. Maryland is the only state with a motto in Italian. The saying is the motto of the Calvert family (the Barons Baltimore), who first founded the Colony of Maryland. The saying was well known in 17th-century England. (Source Wikipedia)