SECRETARY'S REPORT 17 



development of television. The color television system developed 

 in 1951 by J. M. Lalf erty, of the General Electric Research Laboratory, 

 is represented by a tube received from that company. 



Individual items of importance added to the electrical collections 

 were printing telegraphs, received from the Western Union Tele- 

 graph Co. and the Netherlands Postal Museum ; a set of Pupin loading 

 coils arranged to simulate the telephone circuit from New York to Bos- 

 ton, from the Armstrong INIemorial Research Foundation ; the Soren- 

 sen vacuum switch for power circuits, from Prof. R. W. Sorensen; 

 and the radio sextant developed by the Collins Radio Co., transferred 

 by the U.S. Department of the Navy. 



The division of medical sciences acquired from the University of 

 Illinois the remarkable Edward H. Angle collection of dental instru- 

 ments and related material, and from Dr. Julius Lempert a collection 

 of otological instruments representing Dr. Lempert's well-known work 

 in that field. 



Arts and manufactures. — The division of textiles received an ex- 

 cellent collection of 10 examples of buratto and drawnwork lace of 

 the 16th through the 19th century, presented by Miss Harriet Wins- 

 low. Mrs. Beatrice E. Baker added a group of beautiful costume 

 laces to this collection. Mrs. W. A. Pickens presented a "Feathered 

 Star" quilt made by the wife of Gen. Mordicai Gist. Dr. and Mrs. 

 Leonard Carmichael donated several interesting examples of silk 

 embroidery on wool, used for infant wear. Three excellent needle- 

 point pictures, lent to the division several years ago, were bequeathed 

 to the Musemn by the late Crystal Palmer. These fine examples were 

 made by Miss Palmer's grandmother in the mid-19th century. An in- 

 teresting sewing machine, an 1859 West and Willson model, a type 

 not previously represented, was donated by Mr. and Mrs. L. E. 

 Isaacson. 



The division of ceramics and glass received a collection of rare 18th- 

 century porcelain, donated by Dr. and Mrs. Hans Syz, of Westport, 

 Conn. Important pieces in this group include a Boettger tankard of 

 red stoneware, 1712-15; a Boettger white porcelain bowl with applied 

 decoration of rose buds and leaves, 1715; and a Viennese porcelain 

 trembleuse cup and saucer, 1730-35. To her previous gift Mrs. W. A. 

 Sutherland has added 25 pieces of fine porcelains, including 2 rare 

 Bow mugs, 1760, and an unusual Chelsea dish, 1752. 



A magnificent example of printing, Tlie Works of Geoffrey Chav^er, 

 printed in 1896, was presented to the division of graphic arts by the 

 Honorable Clinton P. Anderson, a Regent of the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution. Kjiown as the Kelmscott Chaucer^ the book is the handiwork 

 of William Morris, whose concern with fine craftsmanship resulted 

 in a revival of high standards in industrial design. Another impor- 



