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In France, glass making was long practised, but it is difficult to 
distinguish the productions of that country. A remarkable goblet 
(No. 824) has on it the names of Jean and Antoinette Boucault, 
as well as their figures and device in enamel. It was probably made 
about 1530. 
The earliest dated specimen from Germany in the collection has the 
year 1571; it is a large cylindrical cup (wiederkom) with the Imperial 
eagle, bearing on its wings the arms of the states, towns, &c, com- 
posing the German Empire. The German specimens are heavy in 
form, and often richly enamelled with heraldic devices and figures. 
Some specimens are painted in grisaille or colours, like window glass • 
such is a goblet (No. 859) dated 1662, on which is represented a proces- 
sion in honour of the birth of Maximilian Emanuel, afterwards Elector 
of Bavaria. The engraved specimens are well executed ; one of them 
is signed by Herman Schwinger of Nurnberg. The Ruby glass for 
which Germany was renowned is said to have been invented by 
Kunckel ; one of the specimens bears the cypher of Frederick the 
Great, King of Prussia. 
In Flanders, glass seems to have been made in early times. In the 
sixteenth century many glass vessels (whether of native make or not is 
uncertain) were etched with various designs. Some of the specimens 
in the collection have portraits of historical personages, such as Philip 
IV. King of Spain, William II. of Orange, his wife Mary of England, 
Olden Barnevelt, and others. At a later time a delicate etching in 
dots was introduced ; of this there are specimens signed by F. Green- 
wood, and several attributed to Wolf. Some of the Dutch engraved 
goblets are well designed, and show much richness of pattern. 
The earlier Spanish examples resemble closely the Venetian, the 
later ones have numerous handles, and frilled excrescences, copied 
apparently from the cooling vases in terracotta, which were probably 
introduced into Spain by the Arabs. (Case K.) 
Drinking-glasses seem to have been made in England in the six- 
teenth century , having been apparently then in troduced by foreigners into 
Sussex and Surrey. Later, there were works in and near Loudon, and 
the glass works of Bristol attained some reputation. To these last are 
attributed some specimens in the collection, which is not, however, 
rich in examples of English glass. 
The collection of glass bequeathed by Mr. Slade consisted of about 
960 specimens ; but additions have been made since his death out of 
a fund bequeathed for the purpose, making a total of 1750 specimens. 
AUGUSTUS W. FRANKS. 
WITT COLLECTION. 
Cases 62, 63. This is a series of antiquities, illustrating the 
Bath of the ancients, presented by George Witt, Esq., F.R S., to 
which have been added the strigils from the general collection 
