Collection of the legendary entity in popular culture. From left are a picture postcard (souvenir of Florida's Week: Wachee); a molded hard-rubber figurine (made in China) promoting Disney's The Little Mermaid movie (1989); a hand-painted-and-signed porcelain figure of a hatching mermaid; a glazed-porcelain figurine, impressed "BRAZIL" on the bottom (about 8" tall); small (3 3/8" long) figure of bisque, imprinted on the bottom "JAPAN," ca. 1920s (foreground); and a "Sea Creature" (one of several varieties) that, placed in a large container of water, grows to giant size in 48 hours.

More Mermaids exhibits:

Folk Art Mermaids

Mermaid Bath Salts

Mermaid of Aden