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pottery, to which several additions have been made, 

 mostly by purchase. 



Room No. IV. 



Bristol or Local Collection. 



Many objects of local interest have been added, and 

 three new C-cases for the exhibition of the collections of 

 Bristol pottery, porcelain and delft have been introduced. 



The collections of Bristol porcelain and of Nailsea 

 glass have been considerably strengthened during the 

 year. 



An interesting addition has been made to the 

 collection of Bristol MSS., documents, etc., in the form 

 of an original Chatterton manuscript, called "A Satire 

 on Horace Walpole." This was presented by Mr. W. 

 E. George. 



The Old Bristol plans and maps have been arranged 

 in chronological order on the walls, many of them 

 having been framed and hung for the first time. In 

 June a descriptive Catalogue of these plans, etc., was 

 compiled, and has been sold at id. It has proved of 

 great use, and up to the end of September 624 copies 

 have been sold. 



VISIT OF THE MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION. 



The Annual Conference of the Museums Association 

 was held last July in Bristol, and proved in every respect 

 a highly successful meeting. The members were unani- 

 mous in their expressions of admiration of the Art 

 Gallery and the pictures exhibited therein, also of the 

 collections exhibited in the Museum Rooms on the 

 Ground Floor and of their general arrangement. With 

 regard to the Picture Galleries much approval was ex- 

 pressed at their position and communication one with 



