[5] Alan Borg, when Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, described the collection's catalogue as "a landmark in the study of nineteenth-century Spanish decorative art".

[9] Covered in intricate Hispano-Arabic decoration, possibly drawn from contemporary engravings of a specific Alhambra vase, these were exhibited in Paris before delivery to Morrison.

[10] A 47.3-centimetre-high (18.6 in) iron shrine dated 1880 recalls Gothic architecture in its overall shape, but the intricate damascened decoration is more suggestive of Art Nouveau.

[11] Other items bearing the signature of Plácido Zuloaga include vases, urns, snuff boxes and caskets, all combining gold and silver damascening on forged iron.

[15] Alongside urns, vases, cigarette boxes, and other containers, these include mirror frames, bracelets, and handles for parasols, a cane, and umbrellas.

[19] These include a janbiya dagger with sheath in a Moroccan style, dated 1877, which was presented to King Alfonso XII by the Artillery Factory.

[25] Two works in the collection come from outside Spain, including a hunting sword with scabbard from mid-nineteenth century France signed by a Henry Dufresne.

[26] A casket from Vicenza, Italy, is signed by Antonio Cortelazzo (1819–1903), an artist who was influenced by Plácido Zuloaga, having seen Morrison's collection in the 1870s.