Examples of the works of art in the Museum and of the decorations of the building, with brief descriptions . 3 O h o ZCO z uJ s: ih o 10> a. ul o <a:ulO It- INTERIOR OF THE CERAMIC GALLERY. |jT N this gallery (which was opened in 1868) are exhibited the museum col-J- lections of various kinds of pottery and porcelain, chiefly decorations are partly from designs by the late Godfrey Sykes, butchiefly by others, among whom Mr. J. Gamble and Mr. F. W. Moody mayespecially be named. They are intended to illustrate in some degree thespecial purpose for which the gallery was built.
Examples of the works of art in the Museum and of the decorations of the building, with brief descriptions . 3 O h o ZCO z uJ s: ih o 10> a. ul o <a:ulO It- INTERIOR OF THE CERAMIC GALLERY. |jT N this gallery (which was opened in 1868) are exhibited the museum col-J- lections of various kinds of pottery and porcelain, chiefly decorations are partly from designs by the late Godfrey Sykes, butchiefly by others, among whom Mr. J. Gamble and Mr. F. W. Moody mayespecially be named. They are intended to illustrate in some degree thespecial purpose for which the gallery was built. For example, the columnswhich support the roof are of enamelled terra cotta, executed by Minton& Co.; they are white and celadon green with capitals partly gilt. Roundeach pillar is a band bearing the name of some celebrated potter. On thefrieze are the names of places where pottery has been, or is now, manufac-tured ; and the windows on the north side, designed by Mr. W. B. Scott,contain a series of pictures giving the history of the manufacture of chinaand pottery in different ages and countries.
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