70 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Several astronomical instruments, and a watch, made by 

 Isaak Simmes. Silver watch that belonged to Jeremy 

 Bentham ; presented by Sir Joseph Hooker, k.c.s.i. 



Stone mortar with curious inscription and the date 1607, 

 and an Exchequer tally for a large sum ; presented by Frank 

 Renaud, Esq., m.d. 



A gold finger ring with the Five Wounds, used as a charm, 

 found at Hackney. 



Tesserae from a sixteenth century pavement or wall 

 decoration made from horses' teeth, pottery, etc., from Crux 

 Easton, Hampshire ; presented by Walter Money, Esq., F.S.A. 

 Wooden fittings of a box lined with stamped leather, 

 apparently with figures of Prince Rupert ; presented by 

 Henry J. Pfungst, Esq., F.s.A. Seal for bottle stamps with 

 arms of Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester, and 

 an embroidered trumpeter's banner ; presented by Sir A. W. 

 Franks. 



(b.) Foreign. — Bronze gilt figure of a hawk of fine style, 

 obtained in Syria, and a cross from Erment ; presented by 

 Henry Wallis, Esq. 



Leaf of an ivory diptych made in honour of St. Eadegund, 

 formerly in the Spitzer Collection. Pair of ivory tablets of 

 the 14th century, four leaves of similar tablets, and a carved 

 pax with the Crucifixion ; presented by Sir A. W. Franks. 

 Part of a carved ivory comb. 



A considerable collection of pendant ornaments, probably 

 used as horse-trappings during the middle ages. 



Long bronze trumpet, found at Romney, Kent, and 

 probably of Spanish origin. 



Bases of two Limoges candlesticks or ciboria, 14th century ; 

 a Limoges enamel painted in grisaille and signed P.I. ; and a 

 German enamel of the 16th century ; presented by Sir 

 A. W. Franks. 



A silver vernicle, gunner's level of German work, and two 

 pocket dials, one of them dated 1616; presented by Max 

 Rosenheim, Esq., F.s.A. 



Split thaler of an archbishop of Salzburg, containing 

 paintings ; presented by C. R. Jennings, Esq. Stone mould 

 for finger rings ; presented by Dr. Luigi Sambon. Bronze 

 mould with figure of the Virgin and Child ; presented by 

 Miss Griffith. 



Twenty-three horodeictical instruments of various kinds, 

 including one dated 1491, a German table clock, and a curious 

 Japanese bracket clock. 



(5.) Ceramic and Glass Collections : — 



(a.) Chinese and Japanese Porcelain, Persian, etc. — A few 

 additions have been made to the Franks Collection. Plate 

 painted in China with the arms of Dorothy Dowager 



Countess 



