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MEDIAEVAL AND MOEE EECENT GLASS.

surface is decorated with festoons of star-like flowers, composed of raised whitedots or pellets, surrounding a green dot eye, of green clots surrounding ayellow eye, or yellow dots surrounding a green eye, all of enamel; these floAversare connected together with leaves and ribbons, executed in gilding and pinkand red colours. Height 10 in.

910. Quaint coA T ered Vase, a companion to the preceding.

911. Large Bowl, of thick, light green glass; ha\ r ing a slightly tapering-form, and ornamented with eight vertical bands of bold filigree Avork, yelloAV andlatticinio, betweeni Avliich are rude millefiori ornaments, the AA’hole very coarselyexecuted. Height o| in. Diameter 8g in.

This curious bowl is supposed to be a specimen produced at the once ay ell-known glass Avorks at Bristol, carried on by the Edkins family.

912. Tea Pot of milk-white glass, Avith enamelled decoration of a Chinesepattern, painted chiefly in red, and representing sheaves, birds, and flowers. Thetop lias a similar pattern. Height 5^ in.

This specimen is presumed to have been made at Bristol; by some, howeA r er,it has been considered to be Venetian.

918. Tumblee, of milk-white glass, cylindrical. It is very carefully paintedwith a loA*e scene, in imitation of Dresden porcelain. Height 4f in.

Thi s is likeAvise ascribed to the Bristol works.

914. Smelling Bottle, of thick cut glass, on one side of which is encrusteda bust of Queen Elizabeth, similar to that on the medal made by Dassier.Height 8 in.

The process by Avhicli this is made is described by Pellatt, Curiosities ofGlass Making , p. 119, under the head of Cameo Incrustations. The device wasmade in a material fusible at a higher temperature than the glass. He attributesto the Bohemians the invention of this process.