BRITISH AND MEDIJiVAL ANTIQUITIES. 69 



Department of British and Medieval Antiquities and 

 Ethnography. 



T. — A rrangement. 



MedicGval Room. — ^The old wall-cases at the west end and 

 on the northern side of this room have been taken down, and 

 new cases of an improved pattern have been erected in their 

 place. This operation entailed the removal of the arms and 

 armour, Oriental and European metal work, the series of clocks, 

 and the greater part of the astrolabes, and similar instruments. 

 A portion of these were exhibited in the Asiatic Saloon, among 

 which were all the clocks and astrolabes, quadrants, &;c. 

 During the meeting of the Geographical Congress the whole 

 of this last class was carefully labelled, and a list was made 

 of them, which was printed by the Congress. On the com- 

 pletion of the new range of cases, the whole of the objects to 

 be placed in them were cleaned and arranged on the new 

 littings which had been prepared for them. This work has 

 only been completed during February of the present year 

 (1896). 



Asiatic Saloon. — ^The collection of Japanese sword-guards 

 on loan, which had been exhibited in two table-cases in this 

 saloon, had to be removed to make room for the astrolabes, 

 &c., and have now been replaced. 



Anglo-Saxon Rooin. — In consequence of the transfer to the 

 British Museum of the large and important collection of 

 Saxon antiquities from Faversham, bequeathed to the South 

 Kensington Museum by Mr. Gibbs, a re-distribution of the 

 contents of this room had to be made owing to its small size 

 and already crowded state. This re-arrangement has now 

 been accomplished, and the Gibbs Bequest has been displayed 

 in two of the wall-cases and a table-case. 



Ethnographical Gallery. — The various sections of this 

 gallery have been examined from time to time, and the more 

 perishable articles protected from moth or decay. The 

 objects not under glass have been cleaned and examined, and 

 the re-arrangements rendered necessary by fresh acquisitions 

 or new information have been effected. 



The glazed ends of the table-cases in this gallery have been 

 covered with paper where necessary, and specimens have been 

 placed on exhibition in them. 



Five new frames of small objects have been mounted, 

 labelled, and exhibited. 



Shelves have been added to the sections of New Ireland, 

 New Guinea, Marquesas, and North Africa. 



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