ACCOUNTS, &.C., OF TIIK BRITISH MUSEUM. 



II. — A cquhUions. 



(_!.) Early BritUli and l^rehistoric Aiiti<juities : — 



A series of fifty-four flint implements and six flakes from tlie Drift beds of Bedford- 

 shire, collected by the late James Wyatt, Esq., r.G.S., and presented by his son the 

 Rev. F'aul W. Wyatt. 



Two ancient British vessels and flint implements found in a barrow at Metlow Hill, 

 parish of Bcmpton, E Riding of ^'"orkshire, and five flints and fragment of a stone axe, 

 found in a bn.rrow at Little Keik, parish of Harpham, E. Riding of Yorksliire, excavated 

 and presented by the Rev. William Grcenwell, D.c.i^., F.R s. 



A sepulchral urn, two incense cups, and three other vessels, from Lancing, Sussex ; a 

 cinei-ary urn and two incense cups foundnear Whitby ; and three urns and other specimens 

 from Ireland ; presented by Thomas W. U. Robinson, Esq., l^'.S.A. 



A British drinking cup found between the parishes of Methwold and Feltwell, Nor- 

 folk, presented by the Rev. J. Denny Gedge. 



Six ancient British penannular gold ornaments found together in the West of 

 England. 



A bronze bowl, probab!}^ of Late Celtic work, found in a Rath near Cookstown, co. 

 Tyrone, presented by Thomas W. U. Robinson, Esq., f.s.a. 



The foreign illustrations of this section include the following : — 



Thirteen urns from Denmark, and five vessels of pottery from Swiss Lake dwellino-s, 

 presented by Thomas W. U. Ilobinson, Esq., F.S.A. 



('2.) Anglo- Roman: — 



A glass vase found in the City of London, presented by Thomas W. U. Robinson, 

 Esq., F.S.A. 



A vase of ]iottery from Hollesley, Suffolk, a pottery cup from Margate, and a mor- 

 tarium found in London, presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



(3.) Anglo-Saxon, British Medimval, §t. : — 



An iron figure of mediaeval date, perhaps from a crucifix, found near the Thames, at 

 Windsor, presented by T. C. Button, Esq. 



A gold ring of unusual size, set with a sapphire, found at Wittersham, Kent, on land 

 behmging to the Rev. E. M. Sladen, by whom it was bequeathed to the Museum. 



A collection of pavement tiles of the 13th century, from Chertsey Abbey, with subjects 

 from the Romance of Tristram. These tiles ha.ve been published by the donor, with full 

 sized plates (Tiles from Chertsey Abbey, Surrey, folio, Loudon, 1885). Presented by 

 Manwaring Shurlock, Esq. An arrnorial ])avement tile of the 14th century, from 

 Pembrokeshire, presented by Henry AA'^illett, Esq., f.g.s. 



A pair of enamelled candlesticks, and a pair of snuffers, of English work, temp. 

 James I.; two bowls and a covered cup of wood with royal devices, 17th century; and 

 a bronze medallion of Queen Anne of large size, perhaps a design for a silver box; pre- 

 sented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



An olive wood cup, made by H. W . Reveley, and mentioned by the poet Shelley In his 

 letter in verse to Maria Gisborne, the mother of H. W. Keveley ; and a silhouette portrait 

 of Maria Gisborne ; bequeathed by Miss Elizabeth Rumble. 



Silver matrix of a seal with the Royal arms and G. R. III., formerly the property of a 

 collector of Customs at Swausea, presented by William Edkins, Esq. 



(4.) Earlji Christian, Byzantine, Foreign Medicpval, Sjc. : — 



The two most important acquisitions of the year in this section are the pui'chase of 

 objects from the Fountaine Collection, and the gift by Mr. Franks of various mediasval 

 and Renaissance works of art. 



(1.) Purchases from the Fountaine Collection: — 



The Syndicate, Avhich was formed with the hopes of securing for the nation the most 

 remarkable specimens at the sale of tins famous collection in June 1884, made a number 

 of purchases ; and the works of art thus acquired remained on exhibition at the British 

 Museum until the following financial year, when funds became available for the purchase. 

 With the exception of one lot, a pair of candlesticks of Palissy ware, purchased Ijj^ a 

 private collector, the whole was divided between the British Museum and the Science 

 and Art Department. The British Museum was thus enabled to add to its collections 

 some rare and valuable works of art, which, though not so numerous or so costly as those 

 in the portion allotted to the Science and Art Dej)artment, included ob|cct3 of great 

 interest, and of especial value to the Museum collections, where they supplied several 

 desiderata. 



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