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Wishing double happiness for you
Author: Kat Powers | February 27, 2008
You can guarantee there is one store where you can always find beautiful things, tested by time that can fit many, many recipients. It’s a museum shop — this one just outside the harbor in Salem, MA.
The Peabody Essex Museum is in neither Peabody nor Essex, but holds so much of the maritime history of New England. Did you know Salem used to be the capital of Massachusetts? Its sailing captains helped create a collection of some of the most fabulous artifacts of our nation’s trade with the East. And the museum shop has some recreations of the best pieces.
The original of this ginger jar was actually created in China for American markets. It is hand-painted with the word “joy” twice, with the symbols linked together, wishing a newly-married couple find joy together.
You can give this little gift — it’s 7 inches high, so it is easy to ship — for just $100. What you’ve saved you can put inside to help the couple pay for the honeymoon.
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