![]() ![]() Removes: Roast Turkey, Ham, Raised Pigeon Pie, Boiled Chicken and Celery SauceĮntrées: Cotolettes de Moutonaux Tomates, Currie de Lapereaux au riz, Salmi de Perdrix, Mayonnaise de filets de Sole ![]() The menu was seven-courses, with each guest choosing his repast from the following:įish: Cod and Oyster Sauce, Fillets of Whiting, Turbot à l’Hollandaise ![]() The party was hosted by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, the sculptor hard at work constructing the dinosaurs. It was accompanied by another article showing the work of Richard Owen in reconstructing the skeleton of a very large, extinct ostrich-like bird, remains of which had been found in New Zealand. The article itself was a follow-up to a longer piece in the previous edition outlining the work of the sculptor and what was underway at the new site of the Crystal Palace. This shows a group of men sitting under canvas, being served a fine dinner while seated in the hollowed out belly of a large beast, surrounded by the names of four esteemed palaeontologists on banners: ‘Owen’, ‘Buckland’, ‘Cuvier’ and ‘Mantell’. It’s probably best to begin at the end, and with the sketch that appeared on page 22 of the Illustrated London News edition of the 7th January 1854. The Dinner in the Dinosaur, sketch by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, published in the Illustrated London News, January 7th 1854 ![]()
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