INDEX

African curios, 309–311

Alms-dishes, 140–143

Altar brasses, 142–143

Amulets, 33, 373–375

Ancient art, 70–72

Ancient bronze, 38–41

Aquamaniles, 101, 326

Arab influence, 267

Architectural metal-work, 121–124

Arms and armour, 106–109

Art influence, 128

Ashanti curios, 309

Ash-trays, 365

Astrolabes, 25

Badges of metal, 102

Ball and cross of St. Paul's, 143–144

Barometer of bronze, 341

Barrows, ancient, 25

Bath, 56

Battersea enamels, 31, 357

Bell founding, 43

Bell-metal, 43, 217–219

Bells, 217–226, 282, 309

Benares brasswork, 280

Benin bronzes, 307–309

Betel-nut boxes, 26, 278, 282

Betel-nut cutters, 279

Bidri ware, 26, 277

Bilston enamels, 31

Boadicea, Queen, 91

Boiling-pots, 98–101

Bowls, 84

Brass (of commerce), 42–43

Brass instruments, 340–345

Brass making, 45–46

Brass rubbings, 393

Brasses, 26

Brazier, 26

Braziers' Company, 117

British Museum exhibits, 59, 65, 168, 309, 326, 350, 356, 357

Bronze, 27

Bronze Age, 38, 66

Bronze alloys, 27

Bronze celts, 25

Bronze implements, 69

Bronze knives, 25

Bronze reaping-hooks, 72

Bronze saucepans, 283

Bronzes and their replicas, 249–258

Bronzes, Greek, 79–81

Bucklers, bronze, 28, 69

Buckles, 105

Bullock bells, 279

Burnishing metal, 293

Caldrons, 83, 160, 164

Candle clock, 208

Candles, 199–204

Candlesticks, 139, 140, 195–211, 301, 350

Card counters, 29

Central Africa, curios from, 310, 311

Champlevé enamel, 30

Chaufferette, 28, 128

Chatties, 28

Chimney ornaments, 184–188

Chinese bronzes, 41, 42, 283–288

Chinese enamels, 352–355

Chinese influence on art, 131

Church brasswork, 137–151

Circe-perdu process, 28, 277

Cirencester curios, 54

Cisterns and taps, 322

City guilds, 116–121

Civic emblems, 231–235

Classic bronzes, 254

Classified arrangement, 188–191

Cleaning copper and brass, 388–390

Clockmakers' Company's collection, 336

Clocks, 329, 334–339

Cloisonné enamels, 30

Coffee-pots, 264, 268

Continental copper and brass, 317–326

Cooking-pots, 160

Copper as alloy, 44–47

Copper mining, 44, 45

Copper pans, 167

Copper sheathing, 377

Coppersmith, the, 37

Counters of brass, 29

Couvre de feu, 29, 102

Cromwell clocks, 336

Crusaders' effigies, 26

Crusaders' relics, 311

Cups, 271

Curfew, 29

Daggers, bronze, 69

Damascened metals, 29, 277

Dialling, 30

Domestic brasswork, 96–102

Domestic utensils, 155–191

Door knockers, 124–127

Drinking cups, 175

Dutch brasswork, 321

Dutch influence, 264

Egyptian bronzes, 267

Ember tongs, 30

Enamels, 30, 42

Enamels on copper, 349–358

Engraving on copper, 61

Exeter Museum exhibits, 183, 239

Ewers, 277

Fibulæ, 31, 71

Fire-making apparatus, 87, 196–199

Flagons, 175

Flagstaff head, 235

Foot-warmers, 183, 322

Forgeries, 74

Founders, 217–219

Founders, Worshipful Company of, 46, 97, 118, 236

French art, 321

Gemellions, 101

German metal-work, 325, 326

Gipcieres, 31, 106

Greek bronzes, 41, 42, 249

Greek curios, 79–92

Guildhall Museum exhibits, 83, 96, 103, 168, 183, 241, 364

Guild of Loriners, 107

Hand basins, 326

Handles and handle-plates, 367

Hand-warmers, 28, 128

Historic bells, 219, 220

Hob-grates, 178

Hooker bases, 31, 271

Horns, 232

Horse trappings, 370–371

Houseplace, the contents of, 175–184

Hull Museum exhibits, 342

Idols, 80, 293–298

Indian bronzes, 272

Indian Museum exhibits, 274–280, 294

Indian vessels, 28

Inkstands, 357

Italian bronzes, 319

Japanese bronzes, 41, 42

Japanese enamels, 352–356

Japanese metals, 28

Kaffir bangles and girdles, 311

Kashmir curios, 278

Kettles, 83–87, 380

Kitchen utensils, 159–175

Knockers, 368

Lacquering metal, 390–392

Lagos brasses, 309

Lamaistic temple relics, 281, 297

Lamps, 88, 92, 195–211, 278, 279, 282

Lanterns, 207–211

Later metal-work, 115–132

Latten, 31

Limoges enamels, 30, 321, 350

Local museums, 59

Lock plates, 131

Log boxes, 180

London Museum exhibits, 59, 70, 71, 91, 180, 207

London relics, 69, 70

Lucknow curios, 26, 277

Mace, 235

Mansfield mines, 44

Maundy alms-dish, 116

Mediæval antiquities, 95–109

Memorial brasses, 144–151

Metal and its alloys, 37–49

Microscopes, 342

Microscopic engravings, 381

Milk cans, 322

Miniature bronzes and models, 257, 258, 345

Miscellaneous metal curios, 363, 384

Mirrors, 32, 73, 87, 267

Monumental brasses, 26

Moradabad brasswork, 280

Mortars, 32, 226, 268

Muff-warmers, 183

National Museum, Washington, 203

Native metal-work, 305–311

Nepal metal-work, 274, 278

Nomenclature of metals, 27

Norman remains, 57

Nuremberg clocks, 339

Nutmeg graters, 163

Oil lamps, 207–211

Opaque enamels, 31

Oriental bronzes, 265–288

Patchboxes, 350

Patera, 73

Patina, 32

Patine, 32

Persian metal-work, 271

Pilgrims' signs, 32, 103

Pins, 105

Pipe-stoppers, 30, 364

Pipkins, 180

Pocket clocks, 334

Polishing brass, 392

Porridge-pots, 163

Portrait placques, 358

Pots and pans, 168

Prehistoric bronzes, 65–75

Pricket candlesticks, 203

Processes of enamelling, 350–351

Replicas, 381–383

Restoring antiques, 392

Ritual vases, 301

Roasting-jacks, 160, 167

Roman bronzes, 41, 249

Roman curios, 79–92

Romano-British art, 90–91

Rushlight holders, 200

Saracenic influence, 264

Saucepans, 83, 172

Saxon remains, 57

Scales, 241

Sinhalese metal-work, 282

Skillets, 170

Snuff-boxes, 350, 366

Snuffers, 204

Snuff-rasps, 366

Sources of metals, 43, 44

South African curios, 311

Spanish metal-work, 319

Spectacle cases, 365

Spice-boxes, 278

Spirit labels, 356

Spits, 160

Spurs, 107

Stafford House exhibits, 59

Standard measures, 236, 239

Standard weights, 240

Statues, 89

Statuettes, 187

Sundials, 30, 329–334

Tankards, 175

Temple vases, 298–301

Thibet tea-urns, 281

Tinder-boxes, 196

Tobacco-boxes, 364

Toilet requisites, 86

Tower of London exhibits, 107

Trinkets, 104–106

Trivets, 179

Trumpets, 69, 321

Turkish metal-work, 226

United Service Museum exhibits, 220, 379

United States National Museum, 210

Verulamium curios, 54

Victoria & Albert Museum exhibits, 59, 84, 101, 126, 131, 139, 180, 183, 220, 250, 268, 298, 318, 321, 342, 375

Wallace collection exhibits, 109

Warming-pans, 180, 183

Watches, 339

Watchmen's lanterns, 208, 211

Water jars, 227

Weather-vanes, 33, 123

Weighing instruments, 236–239

Weights and measures, 242–245

Welsh National Museum exhibits, 59

Winchester bushel, 236

Winchester moot horn, 232

Winchester Museum exhibits, 236

Wrinkles for collectors, 387–393

Writing boxes, 264

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