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| The Statue of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort | Frontispiece |
| South Kensington Museum | 21 |
| Sir Henry Cole, K.C.B. | 36 |
| South Kensington Museum—Ground Plan | 39 |
| Diagram showing Glitter Points in a Picture-gallery | 40 |
| Sir Philip Cunliffe Owen, Director of South Kensington Museum | 42 |
| North Court, North-west Corner, Showing Casts of the Biga (or Two-horse Chariot), from the Original in Marble at the Vatican, and of the Pulpit by Giovani Pisano, formerly in the Cathedral at Pisa | 44 |
| South Court, Showing the Prince Consort’s Gallery | 45 |
| Chinese Potters at Work—Window in the Ceramic Gallery | 47 |
| Italian Majolica (Urbino). Sixteenth Century | 51 |
| Lamp from an Arabian Mosque. Fourteenth Century | 53 |
| Palissy, the Potter—Window in the Ceramic Gallery | 54 |
| SÈvres Porcelain Vase. Modern | 55 |
| Henri Deux Candlestick | 56 |
| Henri Deux Salt-cellar | 58 |
| Michael Angelo’s Eros | 62 |
| Marble Cantoria. By Baccio D’Agnolo | 65 |
| Tabernacle. Andrea Ferrucci | 66 |
| Altar-piece—the Virgin with the Infant Saviour.—Enamelled Terra-cotta, or Della Robbia, in High Relief. By Andrea Della Robbia | 67 |
| Hercules, the Duke of Ferrara | 70 |
| Ashantee Relics | 72 |
| The Cellini Sardonyx Ewer, Mounted in Enamelled Gold, and Set with Gems—Italian. Sixteenth Century | 73 |
| ChÂsse, or Reliquary—Limoges Enamelled. Thirteenth Century | 75 |
| Pastoral Staves—Ivory and Enamel. Fourteenth Century | 82 |
| Elkington’s Mark | 85 |
| Franchi and Son’s Mark | 85 |
| Modern Persian Ewer (Copper-coated, with White Metal) | 94 |
| Old Persian Earthenware (Water-bottle) | 95 |
| Persian Kalian | 96 |
| Ancient Persian Incense-burner (Pierced and Chased Brass) | 97 |
| Modern Persian Incense-burner (Brass) | 98 |
| Andrea Gritti, Doge of Venice—Italian. Ascribed to Vittore Camelo. Sixteenth Century | 99 |
| Tazza—Algerian Onyx and Enamel. Modern French | 100 |
| Salt-cellar—Silver Gilt; Italian. Fifteenth Century | 100 |
| Ivory Tankard—Augsburg. Seventeenth Century | 101 |
| Finest Raised Venetian Point Lace—Floral Design. Italian. Seventeenth Century | 104 |
| Nettle in its Natural State | 109 |
| Nettle in Geometrical Proportions | 109 |
| Plan of Top of Henri Deux Salt-cellar | 111 |
| Assize Court, Manchester | 122 |
| Minton Tile | 124 |
| Kidderminster Carpet—Fern Design | 127 |
| Minton Tiles for Mantel | 129 |
| Albert Memorial, Hyde Park | 131 |
| Albert Memorial. Europe | 133 |
| Albert Memorial—East Front. Painters | 134 |
| Albert Memorial—Continuation of East Front. Painters | 136 |
| Albert Memorial—South Front. Poets and Musicians | 138 |
| Albert Memorial—Continuation of South Front. Musicians | 140 |
| Spandrel Picture | 147 |
| Owen Jones | 153 |
| Ebony Serving-table, Mr. Lehmann’s House | 162 |
| Top of Serving-table, Mr. Lehmann’s House | 164 |
| Pot Designed by Miss LÉvin | 167 |
| William Morris | 185 |
| Moulding over Dado | 186 |
| Chippendale Mahogany Moulding, Belmont House | 187 |
| Drawing-room of Bellevue House | 188 |
| Library in Bellevue House | 191 |
| Drawing-room in Townsend House | 194 |
| A Grate of One Hundred Years Ago | 198 |
| Grate made for Baron Rothschild | 199 |
| Boyd’s Grate | 200 |
| L. Alma Tadema.—[From a Bust by J. Dalou] | 207 |
| Candelabra, Townsend House | 209 |
| View from a Balcony | 217 |
| Dining-room in Tower House | 222 |
| Queen Anne’s Gardens | 224 |
| Co-operative Stores and Tabard Inn | 225 |
| Tower House and Lawn-tennis Grounds | 226 |
| Reading and Billiard Room, Club-house | 227 |
| A Fancy-dress party at the Club | 229 |
| An Artist’s Studio | 233 |
