^6 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and 

 Ethnography. 



I. — A rrangement. 



Prehistoric Section. — A new table-case has been supplied 

 to contain the model of Arbor Low, and various additions 

 made to the Stone Age Gallery. 



Late-Keltic and Gaulish Sections. — The remaining wall- 

 cases containing the British Antiquities have been re-painted 

 and a type-series from the Glastonbury marsh-village 

 exhibited in a table-case. Further progress has been made 

 with the labelling and arrangement of the Morel Collection, 

 and a Merovingian series from the Charente exhibited in the 

 same table-case as the corresponding series from the Morel 

 Collection. Frames with an electrotype series of ancient 

 British coins and map of distribution, as well as a map of 

 ancient Gaul have been added. 



Romano-British Section. — The collection of brooches 

 has been roughly classified, and those of Late-Keltic types 

 exhibited apart, to illustrate their development. A slip- 

 catalogue of the ornamented pottery has been commenced. 



Mediceval Roovi. — A frame containing specimens of 

 leather-work has been afiixed to the wall, and a shelf re-fitted 

 for the exhibition of eilamelled heraldic pendants. The 

 collections of pilgrims' signs, chamberlains* keys, watches, 

 pendants, armour, leather, spoons, with some enamels, and 

 ivories, have been permanently labelled. Several sections 

 have been re-arranged, and a selection of pilgrims' signs 

 exhibited. 



Glass and Ceramic Room. — The permanent labelling of 

 the English pottery and porcelain has been completed in 

 accordance with the Catalogues ; and the casts from moulds 

 found at Lowestoft exhibited with Lowestoft ware in a new 

 standard case in the ante-room. 



Asiatic Saloon. — The porcelain in the three large standard 

 cases has been cleaned and repaired. 



Gallery of Religions. — The floors have been polished 

 throughout and the table-cases shifted for the purpose. 

 Two table-cases have been filled with Buddhist specimens 

 from Siam, Burma, and India ; Buddhist stone-carvings 

 re-arranged in Cases 44, 45 ; and Cases 46-55, as well as 

 part of Table-case C, filled with two collections from Tibet. 

 Wall-cases 59-76 have been repainted, and standard cases 

 A and B re-fitted for Buddhist relics, which have been 

 permanently labelled. 



