Peabody Essex Museum, Maritime Collection, Salem, MA Photos

The Peabody Essex Museum, founded 1799, has expanded from the core East India Marine Hall (1825) which held exotic objects brought back from around the world by early Salem ship captains. In 2003 the Peabody expanded into a showcase building designed by architect Moshe Safdie. A large part of the Peabody's collection centers on Maritime related decorative arts and history.

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Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Safdie's entrance hall of Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Entrance hall of Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Architectural detail of Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
Peabody Essex Museum (2003). Salem, MA. Architect: Moshe Safdie.Safdie's entrance hall of Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA. Entrance hall of Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Architectural detail of Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
Architectural detail of Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.East India Marine Hall first permanent home of Peabody Essex Museum founded 1799. Salem, MA.Details of East India Marine Hall at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Ship figureheads in East India Marine Hall at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
Architectural detail of Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.East India Marine Hall (1825) first permanent home of Peabody Essex Museum founded 1799. Salem, MA. On National Register.Details of East India Marine Hall at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Ship figureheads in East India Marine Hall at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
Ship figurehead in East India Marine Hall at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Ship figurehead in East India Marine Hall at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Ship figureheads & paintings in East India Marine Hall at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Exotic objects brought back from around the world by early Salem ship captains at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
Ship figurehead in East India Marine Hall at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Ship figurehead in East India Marine Hall at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Ship figureheads & paintings in East India Marine Hall at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Exotic objects brought back from around the world by early Salem ship captains at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
American scrimshaw ditty box at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Scrimshawed ostrich egg at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Scrimshaw whale teeth at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Scrimshaw of Ship Susan by Frederick Myrick at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
American scrimshaw ditty box (1825-50) at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Scrimshawed ostrich egg (c1850) at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Scrimshaw whale teeth (1825-50) at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Scrimshaw of Ship Susan (1829) by Frederick Myrick at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
Scrimshaw of Brigantine Chinchilla & Brig Tamaahmah by Edward Burdett while in Hawai'i at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Scrimshaw of Fannie Campbell at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Gallery of ship history & art at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Recreation of salon of America's first private ocean-going yacht Cleopatra's Barge built in Salem for George Crowninshield Jr. at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
Scrimshaw of Brigantine Chinchilla & Brig Tamaahmah (c1825) by Edward Burdett while in Hawai'i at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Scrimshaw of Fannie Campbell (1800) at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Gallery of ship history & art at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Recreation of salon of America's first private ocean-going yacht Cleopatra's Barge (1816) built in Salem for George Crowninshield Jr. at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
Crowninshield's Wharf in Salem painting by George Ropes at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Ship Orozimbo earthenware pitcher by Herculaneum Factory of Liverpool at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Ship Francis earthenware pitcher made in Liverpool at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.USS Constitution vs HMS Gueriere painting by Michele Felice Corné at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
Crowninshield's Wharf in Salem painting (1806) by George Ropes at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Ship Orozimbo earthenware pitcher (1805-10) by Herculaneum Factory of Liverpool at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Ship Francis earthenware pitcher (1807) made in Liverpool at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.USS Constitution vs HMS Gueriere painting (1812) by Michele Felice Corné at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
USS Constitution vs HMS Gueriere vase attrib. to Pierre Louis Dagoty at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.USS Constitution vs HMS Gueriere vase attrib. to Pierre Louis Dagoty at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.USS Wasp vs HMS Frolic painting by Thomas Birch at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Steamer Britannia in a Gale painting by Fritz Henry Lane at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
USS Constitution vs HMS Gueriere vase (c1817) attrib. to Pierre Louis Dagoty at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.USS Constitution vs HMS Gueriere vase (c1817) attrib. to Pierre Louis Dagoty at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.USS Wasp vs HMS Frolic painting (c1815) by Thomas Birch at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Steamer Britannia in a Gale painting (1842) by Fritz Henry (Hugh) Lane at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
Brig Zaine of Salem painting by Benjamin Franklin West at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Ship Southern Cross in Boston Harbor painting by Fritz Henry Lane at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.SS Tennessee painting attrib. to Clement Drew of ship used by both sides in Civil War at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.CSS Nashville Burning the Ship Harvey Birch painting by Duncan McFarlane at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
Brig Zaine of Salem painting (1840-50) by Benjamin Franklin West at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Ship Southern Cross in Boston Harbor painting (1851) by Fritz Henry (Hugh) Lane at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.SS Tennessee painting (1853-65) attrib. to Clement Drew of ship used by both sides in Civil War at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.CSS Nashville Burning the Ship Harvey Birch painting (1864) by Duncan McFarlane at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
Stearnboard Eagle from Maine at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Waiting for Wind & Tide painting by Francis Augustus Silva at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Castle Island painting by Francis Augustus Silva at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Poster of Ship Duxbury for California at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
Stearnboard Eagle (c1860) from Maine at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Waiting for Wind & Tide painting (c1870) by Francis Augustus Silva at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Castle Island painting (1872) by Francis Augustus Silva at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Poster of Ship Duxbury for California (1849) at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
Poster of Great Clipper Trade Wind for Panama at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Clipper card for Clipper Cutwater at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Clipper card for Clipper City of New York at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Palace Steamer Drew between New York & Albany graphic by Charles Richard Parsons of Currier & Ives at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
Poster of Great Clipper Trade Wind for Panama (c1852) at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Clipper card for Clipper Cutwater (1840-60) at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Clipper card for Clipper City of New York (1840-60) at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.Palace Steamer Drew between New York & Albany graphic (1878) by Charles Richard Parsons of Currier & Ives at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.
Plaster bust of John Paul Jones after Jean-Antoine Houdon at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.


Plaster bust of John Paul Jones (late 1800s) after Jean-Antoine Houdon at Peabody Essex Museum. Salem, MA.


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