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The Circulation Department of the Victoria and Albert 

 Museum renewed their loan of specimens in October of last 

 year. The series consisted of examples of Sheffield Plate, 

 Enamels, Silversmiths' Work and Jewellery, English Por- 

 celain, and a beautiful series of specimens of wrought Iron- 

 work. 



By purchase have been acquired several pieces of mediaeval 

 German Ironwork, consisting of a headsman's axe, sword 

 with wrought iron guard, steel money chest, pikehead, and 

 a cross bow and bolts. 



fine arte. 



At the re-opening of the Royal West of England Academy 

 last autumn (1913) Miss Stancomb- Wills and Mrs. Richardson 

 showed their continued interest in the " Winterstoke " 

 Collection by purchasing and presenting the following valuable 

 pictures : — 



" The Vision of Endymion," by Sir E. J. Poynter, 

 President of the Royal Academy. Miss J. Stancomb- 

 Wills. 

 " La Belle Dame sans Merci," by Frank Dicksee, R.A. 



Mrs. Richardson. 

 The following four pictures ^vere also purchased, by the 

 Committee of the Museum and Art Gallery : — 



" The Wye Valley," by T. Hughes-Stanton, A.R.A. 



" The Darkened Room," by F. G. Swaish. 



" A Night in June," by T. C. Gotch. 



" The Mackerel Shawl," by A. Talmage, R.O.I. 



In all, eleven new works have been added, of which eight 

 are oil paintings, and three are water-colours. 



The permanent collection now consists of 409 pictures. 



