Lion and Mouse Fable Tray: Jewelry Dish, 2015
Scope and Contents
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
- 2015
Creator
- Carrie Walker Lesko (Person)
Extent
.5 Linear Feet ; 7" x 5"
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This 7" x 5" jewelry dish features a pleasant illustration of the lion freed from his net by the mouse in the foreground. The verso offers a title and a moral: "It isn't the size of the friend that counts. It's the size of the friendship." Lesko is "an artist in love with animals," as her website declares.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
$18 from Bird and Bauble, Norwalk, CT, through Etsy, August, '18.
Repository Details
Part of the Creighton University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections Repository