Catalogue of mediæval & later antiquities contained in the Mayer Museum, including the Mather collection of miniatures and medals relating to the Bonaparte family . candlestick, for-merly in the jjosscssion of RobertBurns, the iioet. A letter fromBurns son, Robert, with this relic,states that the candlestick formedpart of the poets household furni-ture, both at Mossgill and Ellesland,before he came to live at Dumfries. 8111 432. Walking cane, with silverknob, formerly belonging to KingWilliam IV. 4307 433. Two walking sticks, for-merly belonging to H. R. H. theDuke of Sussex; one with a goldkn
Catalogue of mediæval & later antiquities contained in the Mayer Museum, including the Mather collection of miniatures and medals relating to the Bonaparte family . candlestick, for-merly in the jjosscssion of RobertBurns, the iioet. A letter fromBurns son, Robert, with this relic,states that the candlestick formedpart of the poets household furni-ture, both at Mossgill and Ellesland,before he came to live at Dumfries. 8111 432. Walking cane, with silverknob, formerly belonging to KingWilliam IV. 4307 433. Two walking sticks, for-merly belonging to H. R. H. theDuke of Sussex; one with a goldknob, and the other composed ofentwined wires made of gold, pla-tina, silver, copper, tin, and iron,and presented to the Duke by An-drew Smith, the patentee. 4307-9 434. Memorial brooch, of Prin-cess Charlotte Augusta, daughter ofGeorge IV. 138 435. Inkstand, made from thewood of the Royal George. 4309 436. Testimonials, presented inNew York to the late Capt. Dayman,, Commander of H. M. steamfrigate Gorgon, commemorating thepart taken by him in toe laying ofthe first telegraph cable betweenEurope and America, August, gold medals, one given by the. City and the other by the Chamberof Commerce ; also, an address onvellum, rolled round a piece of 68 MISCELLANEOUS PERSONAL RELICS. cable, presented by the Mayor andCorporation. Bequeathed by thelate Captain Dayman, 8. 4. 69. 1-3 437. Wooden glove or glovedhand, hung up in Chester for manyyears, in early times from a pole,and later from St. Peters Church,to indicate the commencement ofeach city fair. A legend is carvedround the wrist part of the glove,apparently, vit me r cat mclixHVGO COMES CESiRiA, mayhave been cut within the last twocenturies. A quaint memorandumwith this relic states that one PeterCattaral, clerk of S. Peters Church,received 3s. gd. per annum for fixingthis glove up, and taking it downwhen the fair was over. In 1836,however, the Mayor refused thisstipend, and threw the glove at theclaimant,
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