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Such is doubtless the true explanation of the constituent parts of 
these carvings, which have been much discussed, and greatly mis¬ 
interpreted, but the reason or meaning of their being put together 
in this particular way still remains to be discovered. 
2. Figure of St. George and the Dragon. 
3. The Virgin and Child, with an ecclesiastical figure making a 
presentation. 
4 to 6. Fragments of tabernacle work. 
Nos. 2 to 8 deposited by Mr. Nightingale. 
7 . Portion of a crucifixion found at Stratford-sub-Castle, presented 
by Mr. H. J. Srvayne. 
8. Fragment of a female figure carrying a child, found in Cathe- 
rine-street, Salisbury, deposited by Mr. Lawrence. 
9 to 11. Three sculptures in alabaster, of the early part of the 
seventeenth century, representing some of the five senses, 
deposited by Mr. Nightingale. 
12. A carved stone, with architectural features somewhat in the 
form of a temple, ornamented in low relief with shields of 
arms, diapered work, and crosses. It retains some traces of 
colour, and is apparently meant to contain some sacred deposit> 
Brodie Coll. 
13. Four wooden tablets or roundels, curiously and richly embla¬ 
zoned with moral precepts from Holy Writ. These tablets 
are supposed to have been used during the sixteenth century 
for handing round sweetmeats to guests at a social entertain¬ 
ment. Deposited by the Rev. E. Duke. 
14. Tiles, ornamented with excellent examples of early transfer 
printing. This art, introduced about 1760, soon became 
popular ; it gave a great stimulus to several original manufac¬ 
tures, such as that of the Battersea enamels, &c. 
15. Specimens of the Dutch tiles, on which are painted scriptural 
subjects, treated in the quaint, homely manner of the time. 
Nos. 14 and 15 deposited by Dr. Biackmore. 
Rubbings from Monumental Brasses. 
Although the county of Wilts is not so rich in these monumental 
remains as some of the Eastern counties, still there are some 
interesting examples. The whole has been carefully collected and 
published with a good deal of explanatory matter by Mr. Edward 
Kite, of Devizes, a most praiseworthy work, under the title of 
“ The Monumental Brasses of Wiltshire.” 
