Tiles on Tuesday Did you know Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Caroll) had William De Morgan tiles in his rooms at Oxford? (Yes, there's a Dodo) #DeMorgan #FantasticBeasts - ThreadSky

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sinemac.bsky.social • 22 days ago

Tiles on Tuesday

Did you know Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Caroll) had William De Morgan tiles in his rooms at Oxford?

(Yes, there's a Dodo)

#DeMorgan #FantasticBeasts

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snark150.bsky.social•22 days ago

Yes, I did and still do. Unfortunately I forgot where I read that the little thing in the upper right corner is a Snark.

sinemac.bsky.social•22 days ago

https://www.demorgan.org.uk/which-snark-came-first-the-tiles-or-the-poem/

snarkhunt.bsky.social•21 days ago

Thank you, Sine, for the link.That was what I read a few years ago.

Today, I don’t agree with what they wrote about 42. I think that Karen Gardiner is right: https://bsky.app/profile/snarkhunt.bsky.social/post/3kapajjiqyw2f

snark150.bsky.social•21 days ago

In the Illustration by Henry Holiday to the final chapter ("The Vanishing") of Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark" (1876), a hidden depiction of Thomas Cranmer's hand in the flames can be found.

#ThomasCranmer #FortyTwoArticles #42Articles #TheHuntingOfTheSnark #LewisCarroll #HenryHoliday

sinemac.bsky.social•21 days ago

Unfortunately I can't see a credit for the author of the article on the website, which is unusual.

snarkhunt.bsky.social•21 days ago

You made me curious. I'll ask the owner of https://www.demorgan.org.uk/which-snark-came-first-the-tiles-or-the-poem/.

I rechecked my records. It was https://williammorristile.com/demorgan/lewis_carroll_fireplace_tiles.html where I saw that tile.

snarkhunt.bsky.social•21 days ago

Also interesting: https://www.demorgan.org.uk/walter-crane-and-william-de-morgan-fairy-tales-and-fantasy-by-katja-robinson/

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