New-York tribune., 1890-01-13
PRINCETON'S POTTERY COLLECTION.
DR.. PRIMES GIFT-MANY THOUSANDS OF INTER
r.rrN FCTI-RES DE
DIR. AMELIA Z. EDWARDS.

DIR. AMELIA 3. EDWARDS.
Princeton. " J., Jan. L. (Specan.-The Trum-
burPrme collection of pottery and porcelain the
valuable gift of Professor w. c. Prime TO princeton
College memorial Of has Wiie'
Mrs Mary Trumhull Prime has been received
and placed in the new Museum of Ancient Art The
collection is Of the most valuable in this conn
try and contains specimens that were the first col
lected by any American student Of arr.
The collection has been made. not with view OF
gathering handsome things. but to Illustrate the MS
tory of art in its growth and development from the
carly ages Among the classes Of art il is intended
TO show are Egyptian pOtteres and enamels which
Illustrate the Oldest known uses Of enamel on pot
terry and stone. The oldest piece in the collection "
which any date De assigned j. very small
cylinder Of steaute obtained at Thebes II N covered
with greenish enamel which bears the cartouche ~
Amunm He III, who Pharaoh Of the NAISt
dvnastv about 1000 b. G. This is the Mo"r, OF
ancient literature. There many specimens OF
small steatite,, scarabe ,cpnlchral henre>' he'dN'
huclcs and amulets representing ancient Egyptian
enamel on pottery and seattle There are many
specimens Of the PhOcnicau~ and Archaic "reeh
period Of carved DoIic and Corinthan vases
The Saracenic potterics represent the continuation
of ART In Asia during the Middle age, and do"n 10
the sixteenth century. The collection contains Speci
mems Of the Itanan sculptor Luca Della Robbla' VINO
introduced the art Of enamellpg into italy ana also
specimens Of early Nurembnrs enamels. showing now
Europe
The history Of art a it spread through the different
Enropean countries is illustrated by different spcci
mems There is "A large collection Of the great Dclit
poteries Of Holland, and coarse, rude pot' srlctF
stone wares which were the first productions Of the
English people. The collection Of English specl
men, contains great many pieces which are the
handwork Of Josiah WcdgwOod who invented new
pases and introduced the highest class Of art INTO
pottery manufacture. Porcelain manufacture, a. Il
part of pottery manufacture is Represented by Chi-
nese productions and also many pieces Of BottcheFs
work, from red clay cruciblc pot, mp to pure "hc
Dresden porceain,, Illustrating the most Interesting
episode in porcelain Manufacture IN Europe Inc
collection contain, by far the largest number "i
Sevres specimens in any one collection IN the c"nn-
try, and possesses very large number OF specimens
in both hard ana soft pOrcclains.
Besides the collections mentioned there are also
specimens from the celebrated factory Of 'app dl
Monte. at Naples factories ia Venice Marscie'' ana
Picardy in france; Berg in sweden Worcester Chel
sea. Bow and Derby, in England; the WORK Of the
Mograbbins, in North Africa, ard ancient Peruvian
potteries The collection comprises in all between
twenty and thirty thousand specimens.
Amelia b. Edwards, Pm. D.. LII D.. gave two
lectures on THE Origin Of Portrait sculpture
;n Ancient Egypt" and Egypt, the Birth
place OF Greek Art" in University Hall last
week Miss Edwards's lectures called out large and
Intellectual audiences. They highly appreciated
and il is desired that this distinguished lecturer will
visit Princeton again in the near future.
The services Of a number Of the members Of the
Faculty have been secured by different publications
for contributions during the present year President
Patton will contribute articles TO The sunday school
Times, Dean James O. Murray promises five papers
on &" The Formation of Ministers Library" "Cass
cal Studies by Minister'S" " DR.. Waylands Views on
Preaching The Illustrative Element IN Preaching" 4"
for The IIoniletio Review" Professor Theodore W.
Hunt has promised the publication four papers
old English studies
The date for the Junior Promenade the most i'm
porant social event of the winter mas Dee hAoo Tor
February IL.
The catalogue of the Princeton Theological Seminary,
which has Just been ISSUED, shows that tic seminary
is in a furnishing condition. The number OF students
for the last rNc wears has been gradually Increased,
until the pre.ont attendance numbers l72, wluch Is
distributed as follows ten graduate students hity
nine seniors fifty two middle. forty eight juniors ana
three special students. The only change that mas
been made in the curriculum for the present year ls
all advanced class in Hebrew for the juniors INC
corps OF instructors which numbers ten Is c"mpose
Of Of the abiest thcOIogians in tins country
seminary was founded In 15l2, beng thc U" i
PTesby terlan seminary In this country, pl III, AoL;
Assembly Of the PRESBYTERIAN Church, WIN ~ M'in
bald Alexander a. the first Instructor: - SPNv'i"'
OF lectures upon some topic kindred , 10 n h
logical studies has been created upon u ioull' ,,
L. r. stone The lecturer for the present year j. Wv
Rev. DR.. Henry J. Van Dyke, OF bIoOhiS"' ia
Church. The library occupies ulc DcduuIul "uul'.t
erected for it, by the generosity OF JAMES icnoA
LII d., OF New York, In 1879. Inc nunDer o ponmd d
volumes at present is 5O449 in addition to large ana
unique collection OF pamphlets. IL has. from me gen
erosity Of Messrs. X. l.. and A. stuart "a iund o'
$4,000 and from the estate Of John C. Green an adoi