Following on from the knitted oranges and lemons at St Martin Orgar, one (or even two) of the less well known things which may be seen at the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington, London. These memorials to dogs of Sir Henry Cole, former Director of the museum, are in the Quadrangle. Sadly, but perhaps unsurprisingly, the custom was not kept up...
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None commemorating cats I expect!
No, just the two dogs - but I was always surprised that Roy Strong didn't put up one to his two much-loved felines, Lady Torte de Shell and the Reverend Wenceslas Muff.
It's a pity he didn't really!
Yes, the names alone are worth it!
That's what I was thinking!
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