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the Hailstone Collection. A cross with enamels, probably 

 Italian. 



Watch made in Landsberg ; presented by A. W. Franks, 

 Esq. Clock made by Isaac Definod at Gien, and a French 

 nocturnal, dated 1588. 



A pewter dish and plate, the former with portrait of the 

 Emperor Ferdinand III. and the Nurnberg stamp, the other 

 with Biblical subjects ; presented by Henry H. Howorth, 

 Esq., M.P. A fool's bauble, of bronze, engraved in " Archaeo- 

 logical Journal," xx., 182. 



(5.) Ceramic and Glass Collections : — 



(a.) Chinese and Japanese Porcelain. — Additions have 

 been made to the Franks Collection, among which may be 

 specially noticed three early Chinese vases, attributed to the 

 Sung and Yuen dynasties (a.d. 960-1368). 



Two ancient Chinese plates from Ceylon ; presented by 

 Hugh Nevill, Esq. 



A dish with the arms of Sir Fletcher Norton, Speaker of 

 the House of Commons, 1769-1782 ; presented by Lord 

 Grantley. 



Two Corean vessels, stated to be 600 years old ; presented 

 by Dr. W. G. K. Barnes, r.n. 



(b.) Continental Pottery. — An extensive collection of frag- 

 ments of decorated wares of various kinds, found on the site 

 of the ancient city of Rhages, in Persia, and exhibited in 

 Paris at the International Exhibition in 1889 ; also specimens 

 of Rhodian and Anatolian wares ; presented by F. Ducane 

 Godman, Esq., F.R.S. 



Large series of fragments of Arab and other pottery, found 

 in the mounds of Fostat (Old Cairo) ; presented by the Egypt 

 Exploration Fund. Other specimens from the same locality ; 

 presented by Count Riamo d'Hulst, George Eraser, Esq., 

 Dr. Fouquet, and Henry Wallis, Esq. The value of these 

 fragments consists in the fact of rio complete specimens being 

 known to exist. 



Fragment of unusual ware with raised ornament, from the 

 Fayum ; presented by W. M. Flinders Petrie, Esq. Small 

 square dish of Arab pottery from Egypt ; presented by the 

 Rev. Greville J. Chester. 



A bowl and cover of Persian porcelain, painted in blue with 

 decoration in lustre, and with the name of the maker or 

 owner, Hatim ; and a low bottle of the same ware painted in 

 blue and black ; both presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



Three tiles with raised figures painted in colours, from 

 Karbala, near Bagdad ; presented by E. A. W. Budge, Esq., 

 Litt. D. 



Italian sgrafRato dish, Venetian majolica dish, German 

 delft dish, 1692, a dish of NUrnberg faience, and a bottle of 



Niirnberg 



