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on slabs of slate, are also still preserved. One of these is 

 the " Mercury uniting the Hands of England and France," 

 of which I have just spoken. The original wax models of 

 some of Flaxman's chessmen are also still in being, though, 

 unfortunately, in a very fragmentary and dilapidated con- 

 dition.* At Etruria also are original wax models by Lady 

 Temple and others, and innumerable models, moulds, and 



impressions of gems, intaglios, seals, medals, and every 

 conceivable variety of ornament that could assist the great 

 mind of the master in the arrangement of his designs, and 

 in extending the advantages of his manufacture. 



While speaking of Mr. Marjoribanks and his collection of 



* These exquisitely beautiful figures are modelled in white wax, the 

 "cores/' or i( strength eners," being of twisted wire. They are, as a 

 matter of course, of a somewhat larger size than the jasper figures, so as 

 to allow for shrinking by fire. 



