Excerpt from A Handbook to the Museum of Ornamental Art: In the Art Treasures Exhibition<br><br>The earliest example in the present collection is contributed by J. W. Wyld, Esq. Of London, who has forwarded with great liberality an enamelled Arabic pendent lamp (case A, south side, central hall), probably of the fourteenth or early fifteenth century. This is not only beautiful as a work of art, but very interesting, as being an example of the style in which the earlier enamelled Venetian tazzas, &amp;c. Of the same character were founded; of these the museum contains a large number, principally in the Soulages collection (case M, north side) others are contributed by Mr. Nicholson of London, who was the first boldly to lead the way in consenting to exhibit such fragile treasures; and Mr. Felix Slade (case A). These tazzas, or flat dishes raised on a little stand, are of white glass, having generally an ornamental, coloured, or gilded border; the peacock-feather pattern being most common, and a central heraldic shield enclosed in a wreath or circle. Of another class, are the coloured vessels, &amp;c. Also ornamented with enamel. A very fine early example of this class, rich blue with animals gardant, and foliage round the bowl, is in the collection (case A, on step).<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.