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embracing Japanese astronomical instruments, electrical apparatus, 

 microscopes, surveying instruments, and standard mechanical gauges, 

 and 208 small wooden models of agricultural implements of primitive 

 and advanced designs, were transferred from the museum of the 

 United States Bureau of Education. One hundred and thirty-three 

 objects, comprising ancient matchlock, wheel-lock and flintlock guns 

 and pistols, a large number of East Indian and Filipino swords, 

 daggers, and knives, and several more modern arms, were lent by 

 Mrs. Charles W. Hickman, of Augusta, Georgia. The collection con- 

 tains many specimens which are not only superior as effective weap- 

 ons, but also remarkable for their artistic design. 



All of the material belonging to this division which had been taken 

 from the Ninth Street annex and the armory shed to the new Museum 

 building for overhauhng in the spring of 1909 was carefully exam- 

 ined, classified, and scheduled. Every box was opened, ever}^ speci- 

 men inspected, and an accurate record of each was made. In April, 

 1910, following the completion of this task, it was moved over to the 

 old Museum building, in which the division will remain, as many of 

 the objects as possible being placed in the exliibition cases available. 

 With few exceptions, the accessions of the year have also been put 

 on exhibition. No extended investigations were undertaken by 

 members of the staff, but many persons from outside have made use 

 of the collections, either for research or for purely practical ends. 



Ceramics. — Among the additions to the ceramic gallery, which were 

 very few, the following loans may be mentioned: Three fine exam- 

 ples of yellow Chinese porcelain to the valuable collection of Mss 

 E. R. Scidmore, of Washington; 19 specimens of Hispano-Moresque 

 and Brower ware, and other objects of mterest, from Miss Julia Chad- 

 wick, of Washington; 4 examples of cloisonne enamel, a cinnabar 

 lacquer box, and an ancient Roman terra-cotta head, from the estate 

 of Olive Risley Seward, through Miss Sara Carr Upton, executrix; a 

 lacquered vase presented to Dr. James Chadwick by the Emperor 

 of Japan, from Mr. Robert Hinckley, of Washington; an ''Apostle" 

 pitcher, from IVIrs. Mary C. Blandin, of Glenarm, Maryland; and 46 

 pieces of old English china formerly belonging to the Haswell and 

 Plimpton families of Vermont and Massachusetts, from Miss Kath- 

 erine Noyes, of Washington. The Olive Risley Seward collection 

 was rearranged and labeled by Miss Upton. 



GrwpJiic arts. — Many examples of reproductions by new processes, 

 both of black and white and of color prints, were received during the 

 year. A mezzotint of John Randolph, by Sartain, presented by ^Ir. 

 David Sulzberger, of Philadelphia, is an important contribution to 

 the historical series of engravings, being a representative example 

 of the work of this noted American engraver. Among the additions 

 in photography were two exquisite portraits of a lady, in platinum, 



