The Marine room of the Peabody Museum of Salem . em EastIndia Marine Society. 13 inches in diameter. Tureens of Chinese Lowestoft ware 154 Presented to the Salem East India Marine Society in 1803. Used atthe annual banquets of the Society. 22 inches long. Venetian glass chandelier 156 Presented to the Salem East India Marine Society in 1804 by Carpenter. The timbering of Marine Room ceiling, 1824,shows in the picture. Heaven and the Day of Judgment 158 Boxwood carving, for one hundred years the best known object in themuseum. Formosa bambu fishing raft 160 Model made before 1877.
The Marine room of the Peabody Museum of Salem . em EastIndia Marine Society. 13 inches in diameter. Tureens of Chinese Lowestoft ware 154 Presented to the Salem East India Marine Society in 1803. Used atthe annual banquets of the Society. 22 inches long. Venetian glass chandelier 156 Presented to the Salem East India Marine Society in 1804 by Carpenter. The timbering of Marine Room ceiling, 1824,shows in the picture. Heaven and the Day of Judgment 158 Boxwood carving, for one hundred years the best known object in themuseum. Formosa bambu fishing raft 160 Model made before 1877. Japanese trading junk 160 Working model of a Japanese iunk-builder, about 1800. American brig 162 Model made by a native of the West Coast of Africa about 1852. Dhow or trading boat 162 Model made by a native of the East Coast of Africa before 1849. Chinese Mandarins boat 164 Model made before 1883. Chinese flower boat 164 Ivory model made before 1883. Fiji double canoe 166 Model made before 1858. Kusaie outrigger canoe 166 Model made in SEAL OF THE CITY OF SALEMReplica of the bronze seal given by the city to the U. S. S. SALEM, July, 1909. The seal was adopted in 1839, three years after the city charter was granted. Thedesign was prepared in 1838 by Col. George Peabody, chairman of the committeein charge of the matter. The date, 1626, is the year of the settlement at Naumkeag,or Naum Keik, by Roger Conant and others. John Endicott came in 1628 with moresettlers and supplies which ensured the permanency of the colony. The actual incor-poration of Salem should stand the 29th of June, 1629 [Felts Annals]. The Englishnot only found it a haven of comfort but also happened to put a Hebrew name upon it,for they called it Salem for the peace they had hoped in it [Mathers Magnalia].The crest is the dove of peace holding an olive branch in its beak. Salem was thesecond Massachusetts city; Boston was incorporated in 1822. The official entry in adopting the seal reads, — In the
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