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Room No. III. 



Industrial Art Collection. 



The most striking addition on entering this room is 

 a large square of linoleum floorcloth made in Bristol by- 

 Messrs. John Hare & Co. for the Great Exhibition of 

 1862, which has been hung on the West Wall. It is a 

 facsimile reproduction of the famous Roman Pavement at 

 Corinium (Cirencester), and represents classic legendary 

 figures in nine medallions, viz.. Centaur, Diana, Actaeon, 

 Bacchus, Silenus, Flora, Ceres, Pomona, and Winter, 

 with a border of twisted guilloche and fret design. 



Room No. IV. 



Bristol or Local Collection. 



Numerous additions have been made to the local 

 collection. In the first place there has been added the 

 Bowles Collection of Bristol and other Tokens, Medals, 

 etc., bequeathed by the late Harold Bolles Bowles, 

 F.R.N.S., and referred to at page 6 of this report. 

 Special notice may also be taken of a silver cup and iron 

 bar given by the Dean and Chapter of Bristol Cathedral 

 to their Sub-Sacrist, Wm. Phillips, in recognition of his 

 conduct in preserving Bristol Cathedral from the hands 

 of the rioters in 1831. Although not yet placed on 

 exhibition, there has also been added to this department 

 the Bristol Volunteer Memorial, which was unveiled by 

 Lord Roberts in the Drill Hall on July 26th. The 

 trophy consists of a central pedestal of oak, octagonal in 

 shape, with richly moulded and carved panels, etc. On 

 the projections stand antique silver statuettes repre- 

 senting the four local corps, viz., Artillery, Engineers, 

 Rifles, and late 3rd Batt. Glo'stershire Regiment, sur- 

 mounted by a figure of the late Queen Victoria. 



