7:t ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BlUTISIl MUSEUM:. 



A remarkable penannular brooch of silver, with pirt 

 20-3 inches long, of the " thistle " type, dating from the 10th 

 century : found in the North of England ; bequeathed by^ 

 William Forster, Esq. 



Bone comb of the Danish period, with engraved back and. 

 single row of teeth ; found at York. :n 



Bronze panel with Scandinavian ornament in relief, 

 probably of the 11th century ; from the Thames at 

 Hammersmith. 



The contents of a Frankish woman's grave at Wald- 

 hilbersheim, near Kreuznach, consisting of silver brooch and 

 ear-rings, spindle-whorl and knife ; also a circular bronze- 

 gilt brooch with cruciform design and garnet settings, and 

 a gold filigree ear-ring, both from the Rhine at Mayence. 



(4.) Mediceval and Later : — 



(a.) British. — An important series of mediaeval pilgrims' 

 signs, selected from the collection of the late Mr. Cecil Brent. 



A monumental brass, representing the Annunciation with 

 black-letter legend AVE ANCILLA DOMINI : 15th century. 



Alabaster carving, the head of St. John Baptist on a 

 charger, Christ rising from the tomb below, and St, Peter 

 and an archbishop at the side, formerly belonging to 

 the Chapel of St. John Baptist at Buckingham ; given by 

 W. Cleverly Alexander, Esq. 



Alabaster carving similar to the last, but with the Lamb 

 below the charger, with traces of colour on the ground ;. 

 another, with the beheading of St. John Baptist; Nottingham 

 work, 15th century. 



Three silver seal matrices of Sir Walter Ralegh, (1) as 

 Warden of the Stannaries, Captain of the Royal Guard, and 

 Governor of Jersey, (2) as Governor of Virginia, dated 1584, 

 and (3) with motto only, AMORE ET VIRTUTE ; given by 

 a number of subscribers through Messrs. Crichton Bros. 



Silver matrix of the seal of the Weavers' Company, in use 

 till 1904, with coat-of -arms and black-letter legend; on per- 

 manent loan from the company. 



Bronze matrix of seal of St. Leonard's Hospital (Proc. 

 Soc. Ant., vol. IX , p, 37, No. 3) : another, of the Deaconry of 

 West . . . (do. p. 42, No. 7) : another, with hexagonal 

 handle, of King Edward Duke of Aquitaine, for customs at 

 Mach ... (do. p. 44, No. 11). 



Bronze matrix of seal, alDOut 1300, of Joan Testart : 

 another, of the I7th century, with coat-of-arms and ICH : 

 also, a bronze finger-ring with merchant's mark, 16th century ; 

 given by H. J. Ellis, Esq. 



Gold seal with sard intaglio, bearing the arms of John 

 Thynne Howe, 2nd Baron Chedwortli, and his wife (married 

 1751) ; given by Mrs. John Bellows. 



A straw helmet with iron frame and neck-guard, worn 

 by deer-hunters in the 18th century ; given by the Right 

 Hon. Viscount Dillon. 



