14 June 2010

Only in this country, no.2


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...

5 comments:

Jilly said...

None commemorating cats I expect!

NAM said...

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.

Jilly said...

It's a pity he didn't really!

NAM said...

Yes, the names alone are worth it!

Jilly said...

That's what I was thinking!