ACCOUNTS, ESTIMATES, &C. OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 2g 



In English glass the collection is not rich, the difficulty of identifying such siDecimens 

 being very great ; some of them are referred to the works at Bristol, which produced 

 ornamental glass about a century ago. 



Some valuable additions to the collection of glass have been received from the 

 Executors of Mr. Slade, purchased by them out of funds set aside for the purpose. 

 They are 19 in number, and among them may be especially noticed a very fine oriental 

 bottle with elaborate patterns in gold and enamel, together with figures of huntsmen, &c. 

 It may be referred to the 14th century, and was formerly in the possession of a noble 

 family at VVurzburg. Two specimens of Chinese glass, dated in the reign of the Emperor 

 Kien-Lung, 1736-1796 ; and several ancient Elemish and Dutch glasses. 



By the acquisition of the Slade Collection the series of ancient and more recent o-lasa 

 in the British Museum has probably become more extensive, as well as more instructive, 

 than any other public collection of the kind, and it will afford ample materials for study 

 both to the artist and the antiquary. 



In addition to his collection of glass, Mr. Slade has bequeathed to the Museum a small 

 series of carvings in ivory and metal work, from Japan, which are full of the humour and 

 quaintness which characterise the art of that country. 



He has hkewise bequeathed to the Museum such of the miscellaneous works of art in 

 his possession as should be selected by one of his executors, Mr. Franks. The objects so 

 selected are not numerous, but include some valuable additions to the national collection. 



Among the«i may be noticed the following : — two very beautiful Greek painted vases, 

 cenochoge with red figures of a fine style ; these were two of the gems of the Durand and 

 Hope Collections successively ; also a fine tazza, with red figures very well drawn, 

 foi'merly in the Rogers Collection. 



Two red bowls of the so-called Samian ware, with ornaments in relief; one of them 

 was discovered near Capua, the other is believed to have been found in Germany. 



An antique hand, in rock crystal, of Avhich a drawing by Santo Bartoli is preserved in 

 the Koyal Library at Windsor ; and a small Roman vase of onyx. 



A panel, probably from a book cover, a fine example of German enamel of the 12th 

 century, from the Preaux Collection. 



A very fine flask-shaped vase of Italian majolica, probably of Urbino ware, and repre- 

 senting battle scenes. 



Three elegant ewers, one of them made at Nevers, another of Avignon ware, and the 

 third probably Venetian : all three are rare specimens. 



An oval plate of niello work on silver, and a silver plate engraved in the style of 

 Crispin de Passe. 



Three early specimens of stamped leather work, commonly termed cuirbouilli ; a tile 

 from the Alhambra, but probably belonging to the restorations made to that building in 

 the 16th century. 



The value of Mr. Slade's bequest is considerably increased by a very detailed and 

 profusely illustrated catalogue of the collection having been prepared during his lifetime, 

 which will be completed and distributed according to his directions. 



IV. — Christy Collection. 



The following progress has been made in arranging and augmenting this collection, 

 which remains temporarily deposited in rooms at 103, Victoria-street, Westminster. 



The arrangements of the collections have been improved as far as circumstances would 

 allow, and the additions to it incorporated in their respective sections, with appropriate 

 labels. 



A guide to the collection has been printed and issued to the public. 



The preparation of the catalogue has been continued ; upwards of 2,000 fresh slips have 

 been written, together with sketches of the objects ; a scheme for the compilation of it 

 has been made, and some illustrative woodcuts have been engraved. 



The following additions to the collection have been received by the Christy Trustees, 

 and by them transferred to the Trustees of the British Museum : — 



A series of Drift implements from Santon Downham, Suffolk, and Bromhill, Norfolk, 

 from the Rev. W. Weller Foley. 



Two Drift implements found at Biddenham, Bedfordshire, from James Wyatt, 

 Esq., F.G.S. 



Drift implements from Icklingham, Suffolk, and others of a drift type from Poitou ; 

 from John Evans, Esq., F. R.s., f.s. a. 



Casts of Drift implements from Reculvers and Canterbury, from John Brent, Esq., f.s.a. 



Casts of Drift implements from Spain, from Don Juan Villanova, of Madrid. 



Twelve quartzite implements of a drift type, from the laterite beds in the Madras and 

 Nellore Districts in India ; from R. Bruce Foote, Esq., F. a. s. 



Cast of a drift-like implement from the Cape of Good Hope; from George Busk, 

 Esq., F.K. s. 



Casts of flint implements found in Wookey Hole, Somersetshire ; from W. Boyd 

 Dawkins, Esq., F. &. s. 



Shell necklaces and implements of stone, horn, and bone, with casts of skulls and 

 human bones, found in a sepulchral cave at Cro-Magnon, near Les Eyzies, Dordogne ; 

 from the Minister of Public Instruction of Fi-ance. 



- A large series of flint implements excavated by the donor in pits on Cissbury Hill, 

 Sussex ; from Colonel A. Lane Fox, F. s. a. 



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