The collection of objects lent by South Kensington Museum was 

 changed as usual in December last. Suggestions made by your Com- 

 mittee as to the objects desirable for loans were as usual readily met by 

 the Museum authorities, and the selection of textiles, leather-work, 

 Oriental pottery, and electrotypes have proved very valuable to art 

 students, who have made good use of their opportunities for studying 

 and copying these fine examples, and applying the knowledge thus gained 

 to the manufactures of the town. 



The sixth series of Saturday Evening Concerts was given during last 

 winter. Sixteen concerts were given between Nov. ist and March 28th. 

 They were attended by 2,482 persons, and cost about ,£12. The amount 

 received in admission fees was ^31 os. 6d., so that they yielded a profit 

 of ^19. The Committee's hearty thanks are due to the Curator, and 

 to those ladies and gentlemen who so cheerfully give their services in 

 providing these pleasant evenings, which already number 109, and have 

 resulted in placing ^160 to the credit of the Art Gallery funds. 



Any report on the Art Gallery would be incomplete without a special 

 reference to the continued liberality of Mr. Felix Joseph. Whereas last 

 year we had to report that the collection so generously presented by him 

 numbered about 350 specimens, we have to announce the receipt during 

 the past year of more than a hundred additional specimens, the whole 

 collection now numbering 452 pieces. It contains examples of every 

 period of the manufacture, and specimens of almost every type of article 

 made ; and is in every sense what the generous donor intends, a typical 

 collection of Derby ceramics. It will in course of time be completely and 

 exhaustively labelled, so as to be of real value to the collector and the 

 student of ceramic art, as well as interesting to the general public. The 

 Corporation, on October 21st, in public meeting assembled, presented 

 Mr. Joseph with an illuminated address, and a handsome vase, decorated 

 with the Borough Arms and other emblems, and specially made by the 

 Royal Crown Derby Works. The address was signed by the Mayor, the 

 Chairman of the Library Committee, the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and 

 Curator of the Art Gallery. The meeting was a most successful one, 

 His Worship the Mayor gave an admirable address, the formal vote of 

 thanks to Mr. Joseph was moved by Mr. Alderman Hobson, J. P. and 

 seconded by Mr. Alderman Sowter, J. P., and Mr. Joseph made a most 

 genial and telling speech in response to the presentation. In the evening 

 of the same day, Mr. Joseph attended the Conversazione already referred 

 to. The Committee can only reiterate their hearty thanks to Mr. Joseph 





