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 On the Mantelpiece, shaped like Corinthian columns. English, early XIXth century. Lent by the Secretary of State for India.

in mahogany, lancet-shaped case, the dial inscribed: "."

About 1820.

Lent by the Secretary of State for India.

On the Octagonal Table

The steep-pitched lid is inscribed "The guifte of Mr. Martin Bonnde," while the flat top bears the arms of the donor and the date 1619. The inkstand is stamped T L in a beaded circle, and with two fleur-de-lys.

Mr. Martin Bond was a member of the well-known family which owned Crosby Place; he was a Captain of Trained Bands, and was Treasurer of the House of the Poor, commonly known as St. Bartholomew's Hospital, from 1620 to 1642.

English, XVIIth century.

Lent by the Treasurer and Almoners of St. Bartholomew's Hospital.