Whistlerov original, Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room (1876), bio je trpezarija londonskog doma brodarskog magnata Fredericka Leylanda. Dizajniran je da prikaže Leylandovu kolekciju Azijske keramike, a Whistlerova slika la Princesse du pays de la porcelan (1863-64) predstavljena je preko plašta. Upitan da se konsultuje o šemi boja za sobu, Whistler je podebljao-ako ne i nečuvene — slobode dok su Leyland i njegov arhitekta bili odsutni i u naletu entuzijazma oslikali cijelu sobu — izvršavajući svoje sada poznate paune nad skupim italijanskim pločama od kože. Kolekcionar je tužio umjetnika zbog velike sume novca Whistler optužen za Leylandov račun, a Whistler je, kao odgovor, naslikao neugodnu karikaturu svog zaštitnika pod nazivom Zlatna krasta: erupcija u Frilthy Lucreu (povjerilac). Spajajući riječi frilly i firty, Whistler je napravio udarac u Leylandovu vlastitu 'mirovnu', kao i njegovu škrtost. Nakon što je stekao središnji dio sobe, whistlerova slika princeze iz zemlje porculana, američki industrijalac Charles Lang Freer kupio je cijelu sobu 1904.godine od Leylandovih nasljednika. Freer je tada imao sadržaj sobe za paun u svojoj vili u Detroitu. Nakon Freerove smrti 1919.godine, soba Peacock trajno je instalirana u Slobodnijoj galeriji umjetnosti u Smithsonianu u Washingtonu, DC, gdje je u potpunosti obnovljena 2011. godine.
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