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Minton, Hollins and Company

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

The Fox and The Grapes Tile, 1880

 Item
Identifier: CFC2019.0372.1
Abstract

This particular illustration has long been a fascination for me. Is it likely that three foxes together would jump for grapes that they could not get? And would they concoct the same explanation of why they did not achieve what they wanted? And would they put up with each other's stories?

Dates: 1880

The Sow and the Wolf Tile, 1880

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Identifier: CFC2019.0362.1
Abstract

The design for this tile is apparently taken from the engraving done by Samuel Howitt—in fact page 14 of my copy of his 1811 A New Work of Animals Principally Designed from the Fables of Aesop, Gay, and Phaedrus. Though the piglets may not be clear, the sow's udder is. The wolf's pose is a surprisingly good mix of non-chalance and eagerness.

Dates: 1880