Durante, Urbino, Deruta, Caffagiolo, Rimini, Padua, Sienna, and Venice. The earlier, which date from A.D. 1480-1510, are large dishes enamelled on one side only, and painted either in strong bright colours, or in blue and yellow in the latter case the yellow has a metallic reflection, or iridescence. The next class, dating from about A.D. 1510-1525, is smaller in size, frequently ornamented with arabesque borders, and with metallic yellow and ruby. Some of the finest specimens were painted at Gubbio, by Giorgio Andreoli. The third, A.D. 1530-1550, is painted with subjects occupying the whole of the plate, and generally taken from Roman mythology; the colours are bright, rarely iridescent, and with a great preponderance of yellow. In the next class, A.D. 1560-1580, the drawing deteriorates, the colouring becomes dull and brown, and the subjects are frequently enclosed in arabesque borders on a white ground. In the next century Majolica almost entirely disappears, having been probably driven out of esteem by Oriental porcelain. In Central Case O are placed some of the choicer vases of Italian Majolica. They are chiefly made to contain drugs, &c., for the Spezierie attached to most convents and large private dwellings in the sixteenth century. In the same case are a pair of fine vases of Chelsea porcelain, made by M. Spremont, in 1762, and presented in 1763. Cases 136-139. GERMAN STONEWARE.-This is a hard dense pottery, well suited to domestic purposes, and sometimes richly ornamented. It was made in the neighbourhood of the Lower Rhine. There are three principal varieties. The first, consisting usually of cylindrical jugs, narrowing at the top, is a yellowish white, with ornaments well executed; it was made at Siegburg, near Bonn. The second is brown, decorated with coats of arms or figures under arches, and was chiefly manufactured in the old Duchy of Limburg. The third is grey, with ornaments in relief, the ground being usually coloured blue or dark maroon. Vessels of the second class were extensively imported into England during the 16th century, and are frequently found in excavations under old buildings. AUGUSTUS W. FRANKS. Between the British and Medieval Room and the Ethnographical Room is a door leading to the COLLECTION OF GOLD ORNAMENTS AND GEMS. The gold ornaments are arranged in cases round the East and South sides of the room. Case A contains specimens of Medieval and more recent jewellery. In Case B are Byzantine, and foreign Teutonic gold ornaments, as well as specimens of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Roman jewellery. Cases C and D contain gold ornaments of the Celtic period, found in Great Britain and Ireland, and a few foreign examples of the same date. Case E contains ornaments from Babylonia and Egypt. In Cases F to Q is exhibited the series of Etruscan, Greek, and Roman ornaments, to which in recent years the most important additions have been the Blacas and Castellani Collections. In Cases F to I the ornaments, both Greek and Etruscan, are of an early period. Case F contains ornaments in silver and amber from Palestrina (Præneste). Case G contains ornaments from Sardinia and Sicily. Case H contains ornaments from Kameiros and Ialysos, in Rhodes. The finest specimens of Greek work are in Cases L, M, N. The latest specimens of the goldsmiths' art among the Greeks and Romans are arranged in P, Q of this line of cases. In the upper part of Cases O and P are arranged statuettes, vases, fibula, torcs, and other ornaments of silver. Among the statuettes may be noticed a female figure, personifying a city, and having above her head a row of busts of deities representing the seven days of the week; below these are two busts of the Dioscuri; in her left hand is a cornucopia, from which issue the heads of a Roman Emperor and Empress. This figure was found near Macon, on the Saone, in 1764 (Gazette Arch. iii. p. 82). Payne Knight Coll. With it were found Jupiter, Diana, a the following silver figures in the same case: Genius, and four statuettes of Mercury. In the upper part of Case Q is a collection of bronze vases found at Galaxidi, the site of Oiantheia, near Delphi. The collection of finger rings of all ages is exhibited in Case U. The collection of gems comprising examples of Etruscan, Greek, Roman, Medieval, and Modern Intaglios and Cameos, has been formed chiefly by the bequests of the Payne Knight and Cracherode collections, and by the purchase of the Towneley, Hamilton, Blacas and Castellani collections. The gems in the form of scarabs, mostly from Etruria, are arranged in Case R. In this Case also are the Archaic gems, found chiefly in the Greek islands, and thought to represent a stage of gem engraving which preceded the development of purely Hellenic art. Gems of this class have been found at Mycena. The series of Greek and Roman intaglios and cameos is exhibited in a large Case (S) in the centre of the room and in Case T. The arrangement is according to subject, and begins at the corner of Case S, nearest the entrance, with Jupiter and his cycle of mythic persons, after which come the other deities and heroes of mythology, followed by royal, imperial, and other portraits. In Case T are subjects relating to ordinary life, figures of animals, symbols, inscriptions, and miscellaneous subjects. On Case R is placed the celebrated glass vase, deposited by its owner the Duke of Portland, in the British Museum, and thence popularly known as the Portland Vase. It was found in a marble sarcophagus in the Monte del Grano, near Rome, and was formerly in the Barberini palace. The ground of the vase is of blue glass; the 18981 design is cut in a layer of opaque white glass. The composition is supposed to represent, on the obverse, the meeting of Peleus and Thetis on Mount Pelion, and on the reverse, Thetis consenting to be the bride of Peleus, in the presence of Poseidon and Eros. On the bottom of the vase, which is detached, is a bust of Atys. On Case T is placed an alabaster jar, found on the site of the Mausoleum, at Halicarnassus, near a great stone, which probably closed At the entrance to the sepulchral chamber. The jar is inscribed 'Xerxes, the Great King," in the Persian, Median, Assyrian, and Egyptian languages. 66 In Case W is exhibited a series of trays from the general collection of coins, Greek, Roman, and English. This exhibition is periodically changed. C. T. NEWTON. ETHNOGRAPHICAL ROOM. In this room are placed both the antiquities, and the objects in modern use, belonging to all nations not of European Any scientific arrangement has been rendered difficult by want of space; but the objects have been, as far as practicable, arranged in geographical order. race. In the centre of the room are placed the following objects: A Table Case containing Peruvian and Mexican antiquities. Against the pilasters are placed the following objects : An inlaid Indian cabinet. An impression of the foot of Gaudma. A Chinese bronze bell. A figure of Pattinee Dewa in bronze. The contents of the side Cases are as follows Cases 1-7. AFRICA.-Cases 1-3. Upper Shelf, specimens of cotton fabrics, chiefly obtained during the Niger Expedition. Middle Shelf, shields from East Central Africa; weapons, and beads used in the African trade. Lower Shelf, arrows in leathern quivers made by the Mandingo tribes of West Africa; Tuarik saddle, wooden stool from Ashantee. Cases 4, 5. Upper Shelf, hats and boxes made of calabashes. Middle Shelf, gourds, spoons, leather pouches, etc. Lower Shelf, dresses, pipes, and ornaments of various kinds, chiefly 1 worn or used by the natives of Kaffirland. Cases 6, 7. Upper Shelf, spears, bows, and specimens of pottery. Middle Shelf, spears, wooden fettishes, tobacco pipes, and ornaments. instruments. Lower Shelf, musical Cases 8-13. CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE ASIATIC ISLANDS.-Cases 8, 9. Upper Shelf, Chinese hats, lautern, and figures. Middle Shelf, figures sculptured in various materials, or cast in bronze, from China. Lower Shelf, bells, mirrors, etc., in bronze, from China. Cases 10, 11. Upper Shelf, Chinese bow and arrows, lantern, Japanese travelling cases. Middle Shelf, swords, bronzes, and sculptured buttons in ivory, all from Japan. Lower Shelf, honorary tablets, porcelain, and shoes, chiefly from China. Cases 12, 13. Upper Shelves, idols, and two singular helmets from the island of Nias, near Sumatra, from Sir Stamford Raffles' Collection; shield and dress from Borneo. Lower Shelf, Chinese musical instruments. Cases 14-24. INDIA, BIRMAH, AND JAVA.-Case 14, 15. Upper Shelves, idols in wood and alabaster from India. Middle Shelves, bronze idols from India, chiefly Hindoo. Lower Shelf, idols from Birmah and Siam; and shoes from India. Cases 16, 17. Upper Shelves, Lepcha dress from Sikkim; bronze castings, etc. from India. Middle Shelves, ancient documents engraved on bronze plates. A series of remarkable ancient heads in terracotta from Peshawur; various figures from India. Lower Shelves, musical instruments from Java, from the Collection of Sir Stamford Raffles. Cases 18-22. Upper Shelves, theatrical masks and puppets from Java; Raffles Collection. Middle Shelves (Cases 18, 19), weapons, chessmen, cards, and ornaments from India; (Cases 20-22), weapons, chiefly varieties of the Kris, from Java; mostly from the Raffles Collection. Lower Shelves, a continuation of the series of Javanese musical instruments, from the Raffles Collection. Cases 23, 24. Upper Shelves, bronzes and models of costumes from Java. Middle Shelves, ancient bronze figures from Java. Lower Shelves, figures in stone, wood, etc., from Java. The objects in these two cases are chiefly from the Raffles Collection. Cases 25-28. NORTH WEST COAST OF AMERICA.-Implements, weapons, dresses, and various utensils of the Ahts and other tribes inhabiting the sea coast at Vancouver's Island, Nootka Sound, etc. Cases 29-30. NORTH AMERICA AND WEST INDIES.-Upper Shelf, baskets, snow shoes, and utensils of the North American Indians. Middle Shelf, bows and arrows from California; ancient stone implements, dug up in various parts of North America. Lower Shelf, Carib axes, gourds, and relics of early Spanish occupation; all from the West Indies. Cases 31-37. MEXICO.-Cases 31, 32. Upper Shelf, terracotta figures. Middle Shelves, alabaster vases from the Island of Sacrificios; jade figures, including one of unusually large size; wooden drum (teponasil), carved with numerous figures; arrow-heads, cores, and flakes of obsidian. Lower Shelf, terracotta vases, and stone implements. Cases 33, 34. Upper Shelves, painted vases from Sacrificios, chiefly tripods. Middle Shelves, terracotta figures, probably household gods. Lower Shelf, pottery from Nicaragua, collected by F. Boyle, esq., and J. G. Jebb, esq. Case 35. Upper Shelf, a large vase from Sacrificios, restored and painted. Middle Shelf, large terracotta vases. Lower Shelf, sepulchral vases from Nicaragua. Cases 36, 37, terracotta vases, chiefly from Sacrificios, collected by Captain Evan Nepean. Cases 38-40. ANCIENT PERU, ETC.-Upper Shelves, black pottery, chiefly from Arica. Middle Shelves, painted pottery from various parts of Peru. Lower Shelves, pottery and stone implements from tombs at Chiriqui, New Granada. Cases 41-14. SOUTH AMERICA.-Upper Shelf, bows and arrows, and baskets from the Amazons and Guiana. Middle Shelf, various objects from Para, war-axes from the Rio Tocantins, feather ornaments from the Amazons; clubs, feather head dresses, pottery, etc., from Guiana. Lower Shelf (Cases 41, 42), ancient pottery and terracotta figures from New Granada and Ecuador; (Cases 43, 44), bows and arrows, dresses, and other objects from Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. Cases 45-48. NEW ZEALAND.-Upper Shelf, kite, spears, chiefs' staves (hani), and carvings in wood. Middle Shelf, series of warclubs (meri) in stone, wood, and bone; adzes and chisels of jade and other stones; breast ornaments (tikis) of jade and human bone; fishhooks, nose-flutes, and a number of historical relics of the New Zealanders; the latter collected and presented by Sir George Grey, K.C.B. Lower Shelf, carved wooden boxes used by the New Zealand chiefs to keep feather ornaments, model of canoe, and cloaks of chiefs. Cases 49, 50. SAMOA AND TONGA ISLANDS.-Upper Shelf, baskets of various kinds. Middle Shelf, combs, pillows, clubs, fish-hooks, and personal ornaments. Lower Shelf, dresses, model of canoe, &c. Cases 51-61. POLYNESIA.-Cases 51, 52. Upper Shelf, elaborately. carved paddles from High Island, and head-dresses. Middle Shelf, stone adzes in carved wooden handles, from Mangaia, fish-hooks, and shell trumpets. Lower Shelf, dresses and mats. Cases 53, 54. Upper Shelf, gorget from Tahiti, stone pounders for breadfruit. Middle Shelf, axes of stone, set in wooden handles, idols, etc. Lower Shelf, specimens of cloth (tapa) made from the inner bark of the Broussonetia papyrifera and other trees. Cases 55-57. Feather dresses and idols from the Sandwich Islands; dress of a mourner from Tahiti; suit of armour, made of cocoa-nut fibre, from the Kingsmill Islands. Cases 58, 59. Upper Shelf, idols and vessels of wood from the Sandwich Islands. Middle Shelf, dancing buskins, stones for a game (maka), and ornaments; chiefly from the Sandwich Islands. Lower Shelf, tapa cloth, and beaters used in making it. Cases 60, 61. Fans from the Marquesas, and weapons, set with sharks' teeth, from the Kingsmill Islands. Middle Shelf, ornaments from the Marquesas; inlaid objects from the Pelew Islands; wooden figures and obsidian tools from Easter Island. Lower Shelf, mats and dresses. Cases 62-71. MELANESIA.-Upper Shelf, bows and arrows from |