Some of these designs were inspired by items in the Peabody Essex Museum collection. Make a game of finding the originals… Scroll down to the bottom of the page for answers.

 

3: Kraken and Ship: The Ship

Look amongst the paintings of sailing ships

5: Decorative Chinese botanical design

This can be found in the Chinese House

7: Cranes and Clouds: Japanese

Look in the Japan collection for something tall

9: Chinese Dragon

Look in the China collection. It’s blue!

10: Fish

Look in the Japan collection

13: Elephant and Rider

Look in the Indian collection

14: Sailing Ship

Look in the New England Maritime paintings

Answers:

3: Kraken and ship: The Ship

(Based on “Ship Water Witch” painting by James Edward Buttersworth)

5: Decorative Chinese botanical design

(Based on window screen from Chinese house, pictured in its poster)

7: Cranes and Clouds: Japanese

(Cranes red and white neck band on porcelain vase, “Pair of Vases, 19th Century” Arita, Japan)

9: Chinese Dragon

(Chinese dragon from “Pair of Jardinierès, 1893” Jingdezhen, China)

10: Fish

(One of the fish from the base of porcelain vase, “Pair of Vases, 19th Century” Arita, Japan)

13: Elephant and Rider

(Inspired by wooden elephant-and-mahout toy, Indian collection)

14: Sailing Ship

(Ship is based on painting “Fancy Storm” by Robert Salmon, in the New England Maritime collection)