ALPHABET DESIGNED BY GODFREY SYKES.


[Illustration: SUGGESTIONS IN DECORATIVE ART.--ALPHABET DESIGNED BY
GODFREY SYKES.]

Among the many designs which have been issued by the South Kensington
Museum authorities is the alphabet which we have illustrated here to-day.
The letters appear frequently among the decorations of the museum
buildings, especially in the refreshment rooms and the Ceramic gallery,
where long inscriptions in glazed terra cotta form ornamental friezes. The
alphabet has also been engraved to several sizes, and is used for the
initial letters in the various official books and art publications
relating to the museum, which are published by the Science and Art
Department.--_Building News._

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OLD WROUGHT IRON GATE.


[Illustration: OLD WROUGHT IRON GATE]