f India, shown in eight of the glass cases--some of them
the prince's and others Lord Northbrook's--affords connoisseurs great
delight, and also arrests the attention of those who have simply a delight
in beautiful forms and colors, without technical knowledge. It might not,
perhaps, occur to the casual visitor that a Jeypore plate of _champleve_
enamel represents the work of four years. In this process the pattern is
dug out of the metal and the recess filled with enamel, while in the
cheaper _cloisonne_ the pattern is raised on the surface of the metal by
welding on strips or wire and filling in with enamel which is fused on to
the metal. A betel-leaf and perfume-service in the silver-gilt of Mysore
is accompanied by elaborately-chased goblets and rose-water sprinklers in
ruddy gold and parcel-gilt, the work of Kashmir and Lucknow. The ruddy
color is the taste of Kashmir and of Burmah, while a singular olive-brown
tint is peculiar to Scinde. Other cases have the repousse-work of Madras,
Cutch, Lucknow, Dacca and Burmah. From Hyderabad in the Deccan is a
parcel-gilt vase, an example of pierced-work, the _opus interassile_ of
the Romans. The chased parcel-gilt ware of Kashmir occupies three cases:
it is graven through the gold to the dead-white silver below, softening
the lustre of the gold to a pearly radiance. Somewhat similar in method is
the Mordarabad ware, in which tin soldered upon brass is cut through to
the lower metal, which gives a glow to the white surface. Sometimes the
engraving is filled with lac, after the manner of niello-work. Specimens
are also shown in Bidiri ware, in which a vessel made of an alloy of
copper, lead and tin, blackened by dipping in an acidulous solution, is
covered with designs in beaten silver. A writing-case of Jeypore enamel is
perhaps the most dainty device of the kind ever seen. It is shaped like an
Indian gondola, the stern of which is a peacock whose tail sweeps under
half the length of the boat, irradiating it with blue and green enamel.
The canopy of the ink-cup is colored with green and blue and ruby and
coral-red enamels laid on pure gold.

[Illustration: THE INDIAN COURT: THE PRINCE OF WALES EXHIBIT.]

To attempt to describe the jewelry for the person would extend to too
great a length the notice of this most remarkable and interesting exhibit,
which includes tiaras, aigrettes and pendent jewels for the forehead;
ear-rings, ear-chains and studs; nose-rings and studs; neckla