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tlie enamelled plate is then coated with flux, and again fired 
and ground down as shown in the specimens. This is the 
surface upon which the enameller has to work. He mixes 
metallic oxides with the flux, and with this mixture paints his 
picture. An enamel painting has to pass many times through 
the fire, consequently great care is required in this part of the 
work. 
Mr. Hone was probably the first who ventured to paint large 
enamels; a small work by this artist, of the date 1749, is in 
this Case. Mr, H. Bone, R.A., by whom there are several 
beautiful works, exceeded all before him in the size of enamel 
paintings, his Bacchus and Ariadne, the original of which is in 
the National Gallery, measuring 18 inches by 16J. The portrait 
of Sir Henry De la Beche was painted on enamel from the life 
by the late Mr. H. P. Bone, and presented by him to the 
Museum. 
The modern French Limoges enamels, and another enamel 
with the portrait of the celebrated Saussure, by Constantin, 
painted in 1845, will show the state of this art on the 
continent. 
Model of the Tomb of William de V alienee (No. 59).- -William 
de Yallence, senior Earl of Pembroke, half brother to Henry III, 
died in 1 304, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. His tomb 
was decorated in the costly style of the period. Not only were 
the portions of the original enamelled, which are copied in the 
model, but that part also which is here represented in wood 
appears to have been covered over with brass plates richly 
enamelled. The figure in the model is of brass, cast by Mr. 
Beattie, and gilt by the electrotype process ; the enamelling by 
Robert Ainger, and the base of Caen stone by H. C. Smith, the 
whole having been constructed under the superintendence of 
the late Mr. Albert Way. 
Chinese and Japanese Enamels, Glass, &c . — In Case 55, on 
the eastern side, will be found some specimens illustrating the art 
of enamelling amongst the Chinese. From a very early period 
this nation has been in the possessh n of the art of enamelling 
metals, and of painting on enamelled surfaces. The large 
plaque and the bowl are examples of ancient cloisonne 
enamelling, differing from the champ-levd process already 
described, inasmuch as the outline is here formed, not of the 
plate itself, but of separate narrow bands of metal bent into 
the required shape, and attached to the ground. These incrusted 
enamels are accompanied by several examples of superficial 
enamelling ; and with these are associated various specimens of 
Chinese pottery and glass. There are also exhibited here some 
examples of Japanese enamelling, including cloisonne work on 
porcelain, an art which of late years has been largely used in 
works exported to Europe. 
