Pierce Family Crest framed artprint

The Pierce Family Crest framed artprint. Beautifully illustrated. Carefully researched. Uniquely personal.

Whether it’s a gift to celebrate a milestone birthday, a wedding or a housewarming—this piece is an instant heirloom.

The origin of the name Pierce

Pierce is a primary historical spelling variant of the ancient Anglo-Norman and Gaelic patronymic surname Pearse (Piers / "son of Peter"). Established across Devon, Somerset, and North America, the House of Pierce held respected landed estates and produced high-ranking statesmen, military commanders, and First Ladies of the United States.

The symbolism of the Pierce coat of arms

Sharing the exact ancestral bearings of the noble Pearse lineage, the Pierce coat of arms features an argent / silver or white shield charged with a broad black chevron, set between three black wild boar's heads erased (two in chief, one in base). In classical heraldry, the silver field symbolises sincerity, peace, and unblemished judicial purity, while the broad black chevron represents fortress protection, architectural integrity, and constancy under trial. The three black wild boar heads signify untamed martial courage, fierce determination, acute vigilance, and formidable defense of family domain. Positioned above the shield, the crest displays a silver pelican in her piety vulning herself (pecking her breast to feed her young with drops of red blood), serving as an iconic emblem of self-sacrificing maternal love, devotion, charity, and unyielding protection of family. The formal recognition of this coat of arms was recorded in British heraldic registers and catalogued in Burke's Landed Gentry.

Historical figures

Franklin Pierce (1804–1869): 14th President of the United States.
Jane Means Appleton Pierce (1806–1863): First Lady of the United States and philanthropist.
Captain William Pierce (17th Century): Early colonial sea captain and author of the first English almanac printed in America.

Product details

Ayous wood 0.75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
Paper weight: 189 g/m²
Lightweight & acrylite front protector
Hanging hardware included

No Warehouses. No Waste. Just for you, made to order

This product is printed especially for you when ordered, one at a time, by royal decree of Mother Nature to keep the realm beautiful. Family Crests Store guarantees your custom treasure meets all EU and USA safety standards.

About the artist

Each coat of arms in the Family Crests Store is an artwork by heraldic artist Éamonn Breathnach. All are carefully researched, drawing from the earliest available records across multiple heraldic archives. Noted for their elegance and attention to detail, these artworks make meaningful gifts for family occasions.