Home of an Old Sea Captain

A wood-panelled sea-captain's house of six rooms, every wall hung with ships. Upstairs on the left, an elderly man reads a letter at a leather-chaired desk under model sailing ships and rows of captain portraits, with a sea chest and uniform beside him. In the middle, two people lean over a round table with a world map, moving model boats. At right, brass bells, a carved lion, a mermaid and a seahorse figurehead crowd a room hung with anchors. Downstairs, an old man and a boy sort cards around a table with a model ship, under framed paintings of steamers and schooners. Next door, two more people study a ship model on a chart table before a giant map. In the last room, fossils, a diving helmet and bottles fill a stone bench and shelves. The patterned floors and walls make each room a distinct piece.