44 ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Circular armorial badge, once enamelled, found at Kettlebaston, Suffolk ; presented 

 by the Eev. James Beck. A similar badge, with the arms of Courtenay, impaling 

 Bohun, and a shield-shaped pendant from Canterbury ; presented by A. W. Franks, 

 Esq. A diamond-shaped pendant found in Walworth, presented by Joseph Hart, 

 Esq. 



Silver matrix of the seal of a monk, found at Hyde Abbey ; an " ad causas " seal, 

 temp. Elizabeth, from Bishops Stortford, and six other matrices of seals ; presented 

 by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



Matrix of the seal of Edmund, Prior of St. Mary's, Bilsington, Kent, and eleven 

 others, mostly English, from the collection of the late Lord Braybrooke. 



A brass quadrant made by W. Hayes, and another of boxwood ; two ring dials, 

 with mottoes, of the seventeenth century, and a watch by Duchene, of London, in 

 silver embossed case, by D. Cochin ; presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



A gold double-cased watch, with duplex escapement, made by James McCabe, 

 180.5 ; presented by G. W. Bell, Esq. 



A pair of bronze scissors from St. Agatha's Abbey, Yorkshire ; presented by 

 W. H. St. John Hope, Esq. ; and a knife, with ornamental handle, found in London ; 

 presented by Henry J. Pfungst, Esq. 



A collection of bronze buckles of late date, presented by John Evans, Esq., d.c.l. 



(i.) Early Christian, Byzantine, Foreign Medioival, &c. : — 



Tile, with funereal inscription for a Christian named Ursicinus, found at Amiens ; 

 presented by John Evans, Esq., d.c.l. Terracotta slab, with the Christian monogram, 

 obtained in Spain, and various seals and bronze objects from the East. 



A badge of gilt bronze in the shape of an unicorn, found at Perugia, and supposed 

 to have belonged to some foreign condottiere ; triptych of carved wood set in silver ; 

 string of peach stones, with Biblical subjects, &c., probably Italian work, dated 

 1520; and a panel of ivciy rtpief-trjtJng a Jesse, made at Goa under Portuguese 

 influence; all presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



A Norwegian bridal crown of silver gilt, of the seventeenth century ; presented by 

 H. S. Keating, Esq. 



Three matrices of seals, presented by John Evans, Esq., D.c.L. The seal of 

 Jacques de Chabanes, Chevalier, and four other matrices of seals. 



Brass locket with relics of Saints, presented by Professor Isidore Goldblum, of 

 Rome. 



A collection of boxes and medallions, in pressed horn and similar materials, 

 mostly with historical portraits, some English and some foreign: and a series of 

 brass or copper boxes, mostly foreign, with historical subjects ; presented by Lady 

 Charlotte Schreiber. 



Two similar collections, as well as silver plaques, with portraits of Gustavus 

 Adolphus, &c. ; eleven thalers, formed into boxes, and containing portraits, &c. ; an 

 enamelled medallion by H. Toutin, 1651 ; gilt metal watch, dated 1614, found at 

 Agra ; all presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



(5.) Ceramic and Glass Collections : — 



(a.) Foreign Pottery. — Additional gifts have been made to the Franks Collection 

 of Oriental pottery and porcelain, of which the most important are the following : — 

 A large collection of ancient Japanese vessels, together with other relics, excavated 

 in the ancient dolmens of Japan, and the barrows of Corea, by W. Gowland, Esq., and 

 a very fine Chinese enamelled vase of unusual colouring and excellence. 



Specimens of ancient Coi-ean pottery and porcelain ; presented by William 

 Gowland, Esq. 



Two tiles of Damascus ware, presented J. W. Wyld, Esq. A spherical ball with 

 blue decoration, and a green-glazed stand, with Arabic inscriptions ; presented by 

 A. W. Franks, Esq. 



An Italian sgrafiiato dish, representing Caius Cestius. A specimen of brown 

 glazed ware, of architectural design, probably Florentine. 



A plate, with a coat of arms, said to be made at Castelli ; presented by the Rev. 

 Greville J. Chester. 



An oviform vase of exquisite design and finish, decorated with a frieze of naked 

 warriors, after a design of Bartel Beham, and probably painted at Pesaro, in 

 the "botega" of the Lanfranco fabric. This specimen, one of the most 

 finished productions of the Italian potters' art, was formerly in the collection at 

 Stowe, and is figured in Marryat's " Pottery and Porcelain," fig. 34. Presented by 

 Robert Needham Philips, Esq. 



Plateau of majolica, probably also from the Lanfranco fabric, four inscribed spindle- 

 whorls, portion of a dish painted by Maestro Giorgio, dated 1534, and a bottle of 

 Turin ware ; presented by A. W. Franks, Esq. 



A porcelain dish, painted with floral designs in blue, and the mark of the Duomo 

 at Florence; made in the Medici fabric in the 16th century. This rare specimen 

 w?s presented by C. Drury Fortnum, Esq., D.C.L., V.P.S.A. 



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