tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post3929064442949051266..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Picture quizCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-81870101005912951192010-11-11T11:54:30.921+00:002010-11-11T11:54:30.921+00:00Right again, Chris!Right again, Chris!CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-48472037869481203272010-11-11T07:45:48.805+00:002010-11-11T07:45:48.805+00:00No one really knows but it is assumed it is suppos...No one really knows but it is assumed it is supposed to be an ostrich. I suspect the carver had never seen an ostrich, rather like Durer drawing a rhino he had only ever seen in pictures.Chris Partridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-57761068686221924282010-11-10T14:10:22.749+00:002010-11-10T14:10:22.749+00:00Chris is correct, it is indeed Pallant House. And ...Chris is correct, it is indeed Pallant House. And you're both right about the dodo resemblance - but it's actually meant to be a different bird altogether. Any ideas?CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-2327671104789790542010-11-10T08:06:28.839+00:002010-11-10T08:06:28.839+00:00That's the Pallants Art Gallery in Chichester,...That's the Pallants Art Gallery in Chichester, known locally as Dodo House.Chris Partridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-41645106664703322642010-11-10T06:46:07.144+00:002010-11-10T06:46:07.144+00:00Hang on, tho' - it wouldn't be at The Moun...Hang on, tho' - it wouldn't be at The Mount, would it?Minniehttp://minniebeaniste.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-21703354185785926772010-11-10T06:44:45.659+00:002010-11-10T06:44:45.659+00:00'Such darling dodos ...' Sorry, Caroline, ...'Such darling dodos ...' Sorry, Caroline, you are going to have to tell me.<br />PS Your word verif is suggesting I try scrying - am not going that far!Minniehttp://minniebeaniste.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com