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La Cigale et la Fourmi, 1965

 Item — Box: CFC Tableware Box 2
Identifier: CFC2019.0042.1.12

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Carlson Fable Collection is a gathering of primary fable materials at Reinert Alumni Memorial Library at Creighton University. It grew out of the personal collection of fable materials gathered by Rev. Gregory Carlson, S.J. and was given to the Creighton Libraries in 1996. There are more than 10,000 books and approximately 8,000 artifacts in the collection.

From plates to stamps, from cards to whiskey decanters, from toys to posters, you'll find just about anything you can imagine here. Please explore all that is to offer here in my fables Catalogue of Objects.

This is the largest online catalog of fable related objects on the internet. Many are from Aesop's Fables but you will find La Fontaine, Velazquez and Krylov also represented in this collection.

Dates

  • 1965

Extent

1 Plates : Keller & Guerin, Lunéville, France have a set of six plates illustrating La Fontaine fables. Each is signed "Grotti."

Language of Materials

French

Abstract

A particularly colorful young female grasshopper plays her violin while the ant in peasant's wooden shoes carries a huge seed past her.

Custodial History

On October 16, 2023 this item was pulled from its original location for display in an exhibit.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

$49.99 for three from Charlotte Dailey, Texarkana, TX, through eBay, August, '11.

Repository Details

Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository

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